Forest Institute Of Professional Psychology

Psychology is commonly defined as the ____. Scientific study of behavior and mental processes. The father of psychology is: Wilhelm Wundt Introspection was especially important to this school of thought in Psychology Structuralism Who developed psychoanalytic theory? Freud Professer Windham asks her general psychology students to give an example of an overt behavior. Which of the following is an example of an overt behavior? Gesturing to someone to come join your...

when Molly's mother drops her off at kindergarden, she immediately becomes upset and distressed. What is Molly experiencing when her mother leaves? Separation Anxiety ______ is a deep emotional bond that an infant develops with his or he primary caregiver. It provides a secure base for children to explore the environment, and a safe haven to return when they feel afraid. attachment Mary Ainsworth devised a method called the _____ ______ to examine the nature of attachment betwee...

To understand the unusual behavior of an adult client, a clinical psychologist carefully investigates the client's current life situation and his physical, social-cultural, and educational history. Which research method has the psychologist used? The case study The most foolproof way of testing the true effectiveness of a newly introduced method of psychological therapy is by means of... experimental research. At the age of 22, Mrs. LaBlanc was less than 4 feet tall. Her short s...

Physiological Having to do with an organism's physical processes. Cognitive Having to do with an organism's thinking and understanding Psychology The scientific study of behavior that is tested through scientific research Hypothesis An assumption or prediction about behavior that is tested through scientific study. Theory A set of assumptions used to explain phenomena and offered for scientific study. Basic Science The pursuit of knowledge about natural...

Personality A person's internally based characteristic ways of acting and thinking. Unique psychological qualities that influence a variety of characteristic patterns of behaviour and ways of thinking that determines a person's adjustment to the environment. Conscious mind Freud's term for what you are presently aware of Preconscious mind Freud's term for what is stored in your memory that you are not presently aware of but can access Unconscious mind Freud's term ...

basic science the pursuit of knowledge about natural phenomenon for its own sake applied science discovering ways to use scientific findings to accomplish practical goals hypothesis an assumption or prediction about behavior that is tested through scientific research theory a set of assumptions used to explain phenomena and offered for scientific study physiological needs having to do with an organism's physical processes cognitive needs having to do wit...

Diagnosis and Psychopathology Midterm Exam (Answered) Complete Solution Criteria to determine presence of psychopathology? 1. Psychological dysfunction with cognitive processes and/or behavior and/or emotion 2. Distress and/or functional impairment in social and/or vocational and/or education and/or daily life 3. Culturally Unexpected When was the "birth date" of psychology? 1886 Who was Wilhelm Wundt German, First psychological lab, one of the first to identify the limits of short-t...