1. Introducing Psychology Mrs. Andrews’ Class

2. What Is Psychology? The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

3. What Isn’t Psychology? Exclusive focus on mental illness TV descriptions of mental illness Psychology as magic “use psych on me” Psychologist vs. Psychiatrist

4. The Fields Of Psychology Developmental Psychology Neuroscience & Physiological Psychology Experimental Psychology Personality Psychology Clinical & Counseling Psychology Social Psychology Industrial & Organizational Psychology Educational & School Psych.

5. Developmental Psychology Developmental psychologists study human mental and physical growth. Child psych. focus on infants and children Adolescent psych. focus on the teenage years Lifespan psych. focus on the adult years

6. Physiological Psychology Physiological psychologist investigates the biological basis of human behavior Neuropsychologists- interested in the brain & nervous system Psychobiologists- specialize in the body’s biochemistry Behavioral geneticists- investigate the impact of heredity on both normal and abnormal traits & behaviors

7. Experimental Psychology Conduct research on basic psychological processes

8. Personality Psychology Personality psychologists study the differences among individuals in such traits as anxiety, sociability, self esteem, the need for achievement, and aggressiveness.

9. Clinical & Counseling Psychology Clinical psychologists are interested primarily in the diagnosis, cause, and treatment of psychological disorders Counseling psychologists are concerned primarily with “normal” problems of adjustment that most of us face.

10. Social Psychology Social psychologists study how people influence one another

11. Industrial & Organizational Psychology I/O psychologists are concerned with such practical issues as selecting and training personnel, improving productivity and working conditions, etc.

12. Educational & School Psych. Study the processes of learning, remembering, and thinking and apply their knowledge to the training of teachers and curriculum design

13. Other fields : Rehabilitation Psych Sports Psych Forensic Psych Community Psych Peace Psych Environ. Psych

14. Homework!!! Read (in text): “Growth of Psychology” Pages 13-23 Take notes!!!! (LONG)