PSY 1101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Psychology, Community Psychology, Behaviorism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Eleanor Riesen

Document Summary

Biological psychologist: exploring the links between brain and mind. Developmental psychologist: studying our changing abilities from womb to tomb. Cognitive psychologist: experimenting with how we perceive, think, and solve problems. Social psychologist: exploring how we view and affect one another. Basic research: pure science that aims to build psychology/scientific knowledge base. Applied research: scientific study that aims to solve practical problems. Counselling psychology: a branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living (often related to school, work, or marriage) and in achieving greater well-being. Clinical psychology: a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders. Psychiatry: a branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical treatments as well as psychological therapy. Both counselling can administer and interpret tests, provide counseling and therapy, and sometimes conduct basis and applied research, unlike psychiatrists who can prescribe medication.