Applied psychology

The biological approach links to the way we look at human behavior due to the combination of both internal and external forces. The basic principles of biology are applied when investigating the way humans behave towards certain events or circumstances. “It is the only approach in psychology that examines thoughts, feelings, and behaviors” from a biological point of view and it shows that all thoughts, feeling and behaviour have a biological cause. The biological approach uses many different…

Throughout this semester, I learned a lot about myself, and I found a new passion, psychology. In high school I had the privilege to take a sociology course, and I really enjoyed it, so I was enrolling for my first semester in college and decided to take psychology 1101. This by far was one of the best decisions of my freshmen year. This class opened an entirely new world within my degree. As a Biological Sciences major, I was excited to explore different branches of biology but I never thought…

What is Psychology? Psychology cannot simply or easily be defined nor can it be easily characterised. This age long dilemma of the purpose of Psychology is what scientists and philosophers have tried to understand. An attempt to understand the minds and behaviours of man from the most primitive mind to the most complex one but for this paper, we will use the definition given by H. D. Hamm Ph.D., who authored and maintains a site for Northern Michigan University, defines psychology as the…

Though Dr. Jenel Cavazos has the same job as many other professors here at the University of Oklahoma and at several different universities, the way she approaches her career is fairly opposite. She does not partake in the traditional research and experiment procedures as her colleagues. Along with this, she also uses her nonacademic literacy, which is music, to come up with different ways for students to understand key concepts. Dr. Cavazos received her graduate degree at the University of…

I have an ongoing passion for criminology and psychology within the classroom, I enjoy watching crime programmes and one of my favourites is criminal minds, I find this very interesting and educational. I have always been interested in criminology, I love learning how different techniques and methods are used for solving crimes this is something I intend to further my knowledge in, at university. Studying criminology will develop my understanding of the consequences of a crime and its effect on…

Psychology is the scientific study of individual’s behavior and inferred mental processes. Those who study psychology focus on trying to understand human behavior through observations, using the six-step research method. The very reason why psychology is considered to be a science is because it applies the scientific method to comprehend natural occurrences. Those six steps that psychology follows are: ask a question, develop a hypothesis, select a method and design the study, collect data,…

Intro- The concept behind thought processes and the nature of it has been an intriguing issue in the field of psychology. As psychology has progressed scientifically, the link between thinking processes and verbal behaviour has been exploited by producing verbal reports (French et al. 2007). The illness perception element of Leventhal’s common sense model (Leventhal et al. 1980) has been a major focus on many studies, importantly focussing on how the perception of an illness…

Psychology is a fast-growing and relatively new branch in modern medicine. It can be applied to almost every aspect of life. Psychology “is the scientific study of the mind and behavior. Psychology is a multifunctional discipline and includes many sub-fields of study.” One branch of Psychology that has grown extremely fast in the past few years is Neuropsychology; “Neuropsychology is a branch of psychology that is concerned with how the brain and the rest of the nervous system influence a…

Stanley went to college for his bachelors and masters at Yale University in the years of 1942-1944. Then transferred to the University of Michigan in the year of 1949 for his PhD, all for social psychology. With all of his many discoveries, Stanley was considered by some to be the father of health psychology. The reasons for such consideration is with his research in social influences and peer pressure, how birth order of siblings affects their intelligence and emotional…

Forensic Psychology The intersection between psychology and the justice system. One major compentent is having a understanding of legal concepts, especially concerning expert witness testimony. Which is what I will be explaining throughout this presentation. What can a forensic psychologist be questioned about? The pertinent facts of the case that have been gathered by the investigators through evidence, eye witness testimony, and clues from the scene. The scope is limited to what can and…