Textbook Notes for PSYA02H3 at University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)

Topics included: intelligence, emotion and motivation, social psychology, health psychology, clinical psychology, treatment. Section 1: intelligence: d

Cultural and biological approaches to psychology 11. Physical development from conception through infancy 23. Biological, environmental and behaviour

In the early 1800"s, the tranquilizing chair was used: patient was strapped to a chair with their head enclosed inside a box for long periods of time,

There are different types of mental health professionals it is important to realize where these roles actually fit, and what credentials are needed to

It is difficult to put an exact definition to categorize it: we lump symptoms together that are similar and call it a disorder. Schizophrenia is charac

Psya02h3 lecture 20: mood and anxiety disorders. Anxiety disorders specific phobia, social phobia, agoraphobia, panic disorder with and without agoraph

Psya02h3 lecture 19: classification and diagnosis of mental disorders. Definition: what do we mean by mental disorder: so that we know what people are

Psya02 lecture 18: mental wellness at utsc. Today was a lecture on mental health, by a representative from heath services on campus. Conflicts and not

Stress any circumstance that threatens or is perceived as a threat to one"s well being. Major stressors: life changing decision: e. g. Routine hassles:

Behaviour, (and stress: lecture 17) can influence your health. The way we behave impacts health and how long we will live, but there are components of

The formation of attitudes present from the day we were born. The tendency to evaluate a person, object or ideas with some degree of approval or disapp

Note: steve joordens is a guest lecturer today. We have the desire to belong (even when we try to be different: we seek others that are different like

Psya02h3 lecture 12: the self and the role of context. Sociological perspective we cannot form a sense of self or personal identity without intense soc

Psya02h3 lecture 11: personality development, the psychodynamic view. Was a physiologist and had an expertise in observing people. Conscious mind every

Psya02h3 lecture 10: personality: breaking down who you are. Personality is the relatively stable set of characteristics that influence an individual"s

Emotion is the feeling aspect of consciousness; characterized by a certain physical arousal, a certain behaviour that revels the emotion to the outside

Biological influences stomach pangs, feel hungry, and biological attraction to sweet and salty tastes. Psychological influences variety or types of foo

You must satisfy the lowest level to move to the next. Need to live to the fullest, and one"s own unique potential. Self esteem, achievement, competenc

Schema a mental structure of preconceived ideas that came from experiences. Assimilation what is perceived by the outside world is incorporated to the.

Psya02h3 lecture 6: social development & parenting. The desire for social relations is present at birth, and is bi-directional. Example of being bi-dir

In raven"s progressive matrices, you start with a simple puzzle and finish with a very difficult one that only ones with a high iq can solve. These are

Nomothetic research: most psychological research, with the aim in understanding the average person. However, we are not always average we differ too. I

Psychology a02: lecture 12: the self and the role of context. A more direct reflection: the moral self also develops , sometimes as reflected in the re

It allows you to assess whether certain educational approaches lead to higher levels of success. It may allow one to tailor a child education to their