1- What is Psychology?

 Is a science that study mind and behavior of people

Phycology

"Psyche"
"Logos"
Soul or spirit
Knowledge

2- What do we hope to gain from studying psychology?

a. Gain insight into the mind
b. Understanding of people
c. Understanding yourself

3- Levels of the inner world of internal experiences:

a. Conscious
b. Preconscious
c. Unconsciousness
4- Elements of psychology
a. Scienfic enterprise
b. Studying behaviour
c. Studying mind
5- goals of Psychology
a. Describe how people act in different situations
b. Explain why people think, feel, or act as they do
c. Predict behavior
d. Control mind to solve problems
6- Unconscious level dominates
a. Actions
b. Thoughts
c. Feelings
7- Conscious level plays a minor role in
a. Actions
b. Thoughts
c. Feelings
8- Psychology VS Psychiatry
a. Psychology : have a degree in psychology , can not prescribe
medicine
b. Psychaitry : has a medical degree, can prescribe medicine
9- Schools of thoughts
a. Structuralism
b. Functionalism
10- What is Strutualism
a. that the task of Psychology is to identify the basic elements of
consciousness
11- What is functionalism
a. that the task of Psychology investigate the function, or purpose of
consciousness rather than its structure
12- psychological approaches
a. Psychodynamic Approach
b. Behaviorist Approach
c. Humanistic Approach
d. The Cognitive Revolution Approach
e. Biological Approach
13- Psychodynamic Approach (Freud)
a. events in our childhood impact our behavior as adults
b. people have little free will to make choices in life
c. unconscious influence our mind

14- Freud used three main methods of accessing the unconscious mind
a. free association
b. dream analysis
c. slips of the tongue
15- Behaviorist Approach
a. No free will to choose
b. study individual through observing their behaviour
c. People (and animals) are controlled by their environment
d. Ignore individuals’ mental process
16- The behaviorist approaches proposes two main processes whereby
people learn from their environment:
a. classical conditioning
b. operant conditioning
17- Humanistic Approach had the desire to understand
a. conscious mind
b. free will
c. human dignity
d. capacity for self-reflection & growth
18- Humans’ basic needs:
a. hunger, thirst, sleep
b. safety & security, belonging & love
c. self-esteem & achievement

19- The Cognitive Revolution Approach

a. Interested in cognition instead of strict behaviourism
20- Biological Approach
a. Genetics & evolution influence behaviour
b. Most behavior is inherited
c. studied the structure of the brain& its influence on behavior
21- Fields of psychology
a. Clinical Psychology
b. Counselling Psychology
c. Community Psychology
d. Developmental Psychology
e. Educational Psychology
f. Experimental Psychology
g. Environment Psychology-
h. Family Psychology
i. Forensic Psychology
j. Health Psychology
 k. Industrial- Organizational Psychology
l. Neuroscience Biopsychology and Psychobiology
m. Investigates brain-behavior relationships
n. Psychometric Psychology- specialized in behavior measurement
(intelligence, job skills, handling stress)
o. Rehabilitation Psychology – help people overcome both
psychological &situational barriers like death, depression in hospitals,
clinics & schools
p. School Psychology- concerned with school children (elementary &
secondary)- intelligence, social and emotional development
q. Social Psychology- how social conditions affect the behavior of
individuals
r. Sport Psychology- scientific study associated with participation and
performance in sport, exercise, physical activities
s. Practical Application of Psychology- health, education, business, law,
environment,
22- research strategies that psychologists usually apply
a. Research design
b. The setting of the research
c. Data collection Method
23- Research design:
a. descriptive (describe)
b. Correlation (relations)
c. Experiments Studies (conduct experiments)
24- The setting of the research
a. Laboratory
b. field (home, workplace, university)
25- Data collection Method
a. Self- report methods (survey)
b. Observational methods (case study – Natural observation)
26- The four different types of survey research methods
a. Personal interviews
b. Mail surveys
c. Telephonic Survey
d. Internet Survey