PS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Psychoanalytic Theory, Behaviorism
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Ps102 lesson 1 chapter 1:psychology yesterday and today. Structuralism: philosophical approach that studies the structure of conscious experience. Introspection: careful evaluation of mental processes and how simple thoughts expand into complex ideas. Functionalism: philosophical approach that considers how mental processes function to adapt to changing environments. Unconscious: thoughts, feelings and sensations outside of one s awareness, thought in some theories to have a strong bearing on human behaviour ; a state in which information is not easily accessible to conscious awareness. Psychoanalytic theory: human processes are influenced by the competition between unconscious forces to come into awareness. Behaviourism: argument that psych should focus on behaviour rather than mental processes humanistic: prominence to special and unique features of human functioning. Client-centred theory: mirroring clients: positive thoughts and emotions in an atmosphere of unconditional positive regard. Cognitive psychology: forms of information processing or how info is stored and processed in our minds. Branches of psychology: 1) academic psych, 2) applied psych, clinical/counselling.
