PSYC 100A Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Health Promotion

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100A
• Professor: Fitzgerald Laurie

Document Summary

Study of the mind: unseen mental processes. A multi-faceted eld that studies behaviours in social context, and the physiological and cognitive processes that underlies the behaviour. Is a profession that applies the accumulated knowledge of the science to practical problems. Psychologists are not psychiatrists and cannot prescribe medication. Majority are women between the age of 25-44. Community: enhances environmental setting to improve individual functioning. Developmental: conducts and applies research in age-related behaviour changes. Cognitive: studies how we think, perceive and solve problems. Clinical (licensed): studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders. Educational: studies relationships between learning and environments. Experimental(research): investigates a variety of behavioural processes in humans and animals. Health: focusses on health promotion and disease prevention. Forensic: applies psychological principles in the areas of research, policy, and law. Industrial/organizational: studies the relationship between people and their work environments. How environments can optimize certain types of behaviour. Neuropsychologist: studies the relationship between neurological processes and behaviour.