Psy. 101

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THE TEST

Multiple Choice

Four or five alternatives

Half from lectures

Divided among the lectures

Half from textbook

Distributed among the chapters

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Multiple choice questions

THE CLASS

What is Psychology?

What is Psychopathology?

Psychology: The scientific study of human behaviour

The fundamental question in Psychological Science

"Why do people behave the way they do?"

"Why do people act, think, feel the way they do?"

How do we answer those questions?

According to the rules of SCIENTIFIC METHOD

What is Psychology?

What is Psychopathology?

Psychopathology: The scientific study of psychological disorders.

The fundamental question in Psychopathology

"Why do people behave in abnormal ways?"

"Why do people act, think, feel abnormally?"

How do we answer those questions?

According to the rules of SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Words Words Words

Mental illness

Psychological disorder

Psychopathology

Any psychological disorder

Psychopathy

One type of psychopathology

Words Words Words

Psychosis

Set of symptoms

Sometimes present

Hallucinations

Visual

Auditory

Tactile

Professional Team

Psychologist (PhD+)

Scientist-Practitioner

Psychiatrist (MD+)

Prescription Drugs

Medical Treatment

Psychoanalyst (MD/PHD++)

Psychoanalysis

Psychiatric Nurse (RN)

Specialist

Psychiatric Social Worker (MSW)

Case management

Family Therapy

Scientist-Practitioner

WorkPlaces

Universities and Colleges

Teaching and Research

Hospitals and Clinics

Private Practice

Assessment

Treatment

Business

Human Resources

Advertising

Schools

Learning Disabilities

Government

Criminal Justice

History of Abnormal Behaviour

"How a particular society reacts to abnormality depends on its values and assumptions about human life and behaviour…"

History…

Three Traditions/Models

Supernatural

Possession

Medical/Biological

Disease process

Genetics