Applied psychology

Psychology is the basic scientific study of the human mind and how it adapts and functions, especially those affecting behaviorism. The mental characteristics of an individual and or group and how they adapt, act and or function within society are what has also helped define psychology. Psychology has many different areas, such as life span development. Life span development, a study of the entire life span, is the primary focus of developmental psychology. It allows us to study the different…

SERIES NO: STRUCTURALISM FUNCTIONALISM 1. Definition: It was the first school of psychology which focused on the breaking down of mental processes into basic components. They used the method of Introspection. It studies the elements of consciousness. Definition: Functionalism basically considers mental life and behavior in terms of a person’s environment. It was the study of the function rather than the structure of consciousness. It studies how the consciousness changes according to…

Investigative Psychology is a term coined by David Canter in 1980s (Bartol & Bartol, 2011). David Canter is the director of Center for Investigative Psychology in Liverpool that emphasize on the applied psychological research and principles on the investigations of criminal’s behavior (Bartol & Bartol, 2011). Investigative psychology strives to answer three basic questions that are critical in criminal investigations (Canter & Allison, 2000 as cited in Bartol & Bartol, 2011): What are the most…

the course of my studies I took fours psychology classes and believe me if I could have taken more I would have. Through the semesters, I was able to figure out many things about my own personal life that went unnoticed before. I think I have now the power to see things differently than I did before and for this I will always be grateful. I have been introduced to the realm of psychology, like any other social science student, through my Introduction to Psychology class. Thanks to that class and…

I have gone above and beyond the minimum requirements required for my major in order to find what area of psychology I want to become an expert in. Although I have found all aspects of psychology interesting, clinical psychology has grown to be my passion because it is concerned with the assessment and treatment of mental illnesses using a variety of specific therapeutic techniques and interventions. Assessments and…

I have indulged myself in its entirety into the applied behavior analysis field over the last year. After graduating with my psychology degree, I was clueless on what to do next. I began a job on the children’s unit of Devereux; an intensive residential treatment facility. I felt so much joy in making those kids day. Interacting with them in a positive light as much as possible. Being there to guide them and help them get through some of their darkest times. But, as I worked there I always…

seven of perspectives that are involved in psychology, they help determine what the psychologist is looking for and gives them an answer. Basically, it focuses on the empirical evidence and critical thinking, it helps them understand the reason on what they are looking at. The seven perspectives are Behaviorism, Evolutionary, Psychodynamic, Biological, Cognitive, Humanistic, and finally Ecological. They are all very different but they all do deal with psychology and it is quite interesting on…

if we are to agree, what information did he have or find that I was unaware of to have to same knowledge and if we disagree how was our information put together resulting in knowledge that differs. That being said, initially I felt that yes, psychology has made a significant difference in our lives. The second question proposed was if psychologist…

also don't think that all humans are innately bad. I find the psychoanalytic theory of psychology to be the least relevant in the current world and the theory in which I least identify with.…

Watson was born in South Carolina in 1878. He went to Furman University when he was 16 years old. He received his PhD in psychology in 1903. When Watson had graduated from John Hopkins University he then realized he wanted to get involved in the behaviorism in psychology. Watson started to look at animals and humans behaviorism. He reflexes what Ivan Pavlov had developed and applied it to the study of behavior. Watson was looking at how humans and animals act different in different situations…