PS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Neuropsychology, Clinical Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Document Summary
The discipline concerned with behaviour and mental processes and how they are affected by an organism"s physical state, mental state, and external environment. A brief history of psychology: historically, people have tried to explain events in their natural environment through myths. (started with greeks) Psychoanalysis: focused on how unconscious processes guide behaviour. Psychoanalysis relies on case studies rather than experiments. Dealt with the concept: we don"t know why we do what we do: sigmund freud was a neurologist in vienna, austria who was the founder of psychoanalysis. Behaviorism: focused on observable behaviours rather than abstract mental processes (reinforcement+punishment) Humanism: unconditional positive regard (this theory focused on the potential of individuals and highlighted each person"s subjectivity, consciousness and other special human qualities. Cognitive psychology: the field of psychology studying processes as forms of information processing or the way information is stored and operated in our minds. Cultural psychology: how cultural practices shape psychological and behavioural tendencies & influence behaviour.
