1. Intro to Psychology Mr. Kilford

2. The field of psychology is named in honor of the mythological Psyche, which means spirit or soul in both Greek, and Latin. Know how her search for her lover is symbolic of our own search of the human mind.

3. Psychology is the scientific study of human and animal behavior. Also viewed as a profession Why study psychology? 1. Insight into behavior 2. Practical information

4. Why Study Animals? 1.Simple Models 2.Greater Control 3.Readily Available at Minimal Cost 4. Ethical Considerations James Olds (1973)

5. A considerable amount of important medical and behavio-ral research, some with potentially great benefits for humans, could be conducted without animal experimentation. The mere fact that non-human animals are used, however, does not mean that ethical guidelines are not followed. Researchers must ensure that non-human animals are treated humanely.

6. Is Psychology Common Sense? -A lot is, such as praising children to help change bad habits -Long-term study by Lewis Terman Tracked 1,528 gifted children into their 80’s to see how healthy their lives were, as opposed to those of average intelligence.

7. What can someone that studies psychology be? -teacher -clergy person -psychiatrist -clinical psychologist -lawyer -FBI agent Beware! Anyone can say they are a therapist, so one should ask for academic and professional credentials.

8. The Simple Side of Psychology -I’m O.K. You’re O.K. -Jogging -Hugging and Smiling -Imagery -No Problems? Still need therapy

9. Psychological Perspectives Biological:looks to body to explain mind. Hormones, genes, brain, and cns form the way we think, feel, and act. Questions: How much of personality is inherited? Is there a gene for suicide? Helped remove stigma of mental illness Found medication to treat mental illness

10. Psychoanalytic: Views behavior as driven by powerful mental conflicts locked deep within unconscious. Freud: mind is like an iceberg 1 st to use talking as a therapeutic technique 1 st to recognize that human behavior is not always rational or easy to explain

11. Behaviorist: Viewed humans as little more than robots. By manipulating the consequence they could change the behavior. Thought behavior was as simple as ABC Gave us: -ability to shape behavior by rewarding desired actions -ability to change behavior through punishment

12. Cognitive Perspective: “We’re much more than rats!” We don’t just react to the environment, we act on it. They look at how we acquire, organize, use and remember knowledge to guide behavior. Gave us: 1. What we feel and do is determined by what we are thinking 2. Study mind through observations of problem solving tasks.

13. Sociocultural- Look at the culture to explain behavior. Why is anorexia high in United States? Why does violence vary from culture to culture Gave us: 1. Culture teaches us rules and roles 2. Culture produces different versions of minds

14. Humanistic: Look at bright side of human nature. Problems arise when others get in the way. Criticism leads to self doubt, distrust of our own judgements, inability to take charge. Gave us: Self esteem movement Understanding of one’s perspective