PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGY

Greek word psyche [soul] Seeks to answer why the human

mind works the way it does and
Steven Blankaart: how it functions and operates
anatomy > body
psychology > soul Personality, behavior, cognition,
and perception
the study of human behavior
and mental processes

Interdisciplinary study;
hub science
DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Plato
Aristotle
Confucius
Hinduism and Buddhism
1
PLATO
Tripartite soul
logical, spirited, and appetitive
2
ARISTOTLE
Man can be understood by his functions
3
CONFUCIUS
Superior Man
Humanness, righteousness, proper rite,
knowledge, and integrity
3
HINDUISM & BUDDHISM
Self- awareness as a method to
enlightenment
IMPORTANT
PERSONALITIES
Hippocrates Imam- Razi Imam- Gazali
Rene Descartes Wang Qingren Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt
William James Max Wertheimer Sigmund Freud
B.F. Skinner
1
HIPPOCRATES
Ancient Greek physician
Hippocratic Oath; Theory of Humors;
Four Temperaments
2
IMAM - RAZI
Islamic philosopher
 Sentimental attachment to
material objects could be a cause
of mental illness when the object
is lost or the person is separated
from it.
3
IMAM - GHAZALI
Islamic philosopher
Self; six powers of the self; method of
contradictory treatment
 The self is the essence of man
and that the self is the core from
which the personality arises.

*anger, impulse, apprehension, intellectual, appetite,

and will
4
RENE DESCARTES
French philosopher, mathematician, and
scientist
Dualism of the mind and body;
consciousness
 Mind is separate from the body
and the body functions similarly to
machines. The mind and the body
interact but the mind can exert
more effort into the body.
5
WANG QINGREN
Chinese physician
 The thoughts and feelings do not
come from the heart, but come
from the brain instead.
6
WILHELM MAXIMILAM WUNDT
German physician and philosopher
Father of Experimental Psychology
7
WILLIAM JAMES
American philosopher and psychologist
Father of American Psychology
Father of Functional Psychology
Theory of self
ME pertains to the
aspects that come to an
individuals experiences
- material self
- social self
- spiritual self

I pertains to what is
called as pure ego
8
MAX WERTHEIMER
Austro- Hungarian- born psychologist
One of the fathers of Gestalt Psychology
9
SIGMUND FREUD
Austrian neurologist ; Father of Psychoanalysis
Free association; transference
Three elements of personality id, ego, superego
Oedipus and Electra complex
10
B.F. SKINNER
American psychologist and social
philosopher
One of the fathers of behavioral psychology
 There is such no thing as free will
and that actions are rather defined
by what we called principle of
reinforcement.
FIELDS OF PSYCHOLOGY

1. Biological Psychology
2. Behavioral Psychology
3. Cognitive Psychology
4. Social Psychology
5. Psychoanalysis
6. Humanistic Psychology
1. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Studies psychology from a biological perspective

Examines how thoughts, feelings, and behavior
physically affect human beings or animals
2. BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY

Behaviorism
Determines psychological processes through the
use of observable data
Inquires on how the environment shapes the
development of behavior
3. COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Analyzes how sensory data are interpreted and

are used by the mind to produce behavior
Focused on how information and knowledge is
gained, selected, stored in memory, retrieved, and
internally manipulated
4. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Interprets the behavior of groups in the presence

of others
Inquires on the changes in behavior, emotions,
thoughts, and feelings of individuals in a group or
as a group, in relation to other groups or the
community
5. PSYCHOANALYSIS

Can be philosophical and practical inquiry, such

that ideas and concepts which are metaphysical
in nature can only be theorized but not
experimented on
Concept of unconscious
6. HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY

Focuses on how a person can better achieve self-

actualization through the development of his or
her abilities
Person- centered therapy
KEY CONCEPTS IN
PSYCHOLOGY
 PERSONALITY
Consistent pattern of an individuals
behavior, attitude, and thoughts

UNCONSCIOUS MIND
Hidden or underlying structure of
consciousness where a persons
repressed emotions, feelings, or traumatic
memory is stored
 MOTIVATION
The reason why a person acts; the driving
force behind actions; serve as guide as to
how we could achieve our goals

DEVELOPMENT
The changes that occur in a person
throughout his or her life
[physical, emotional, and social]
 RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Controlled Quantitative and Computer Simulation

Experiments Qualitative
Experimental group and Research
control group

Animal Studies
 Mental Testing
Get a comprehensive assessment of the
persons mental health

Mental Health Care

Provided to individuals with personality
disorders, mental disorders, or emotional
problems that are severe enough to affect
the wat they function in life and in society

Health, Well- being, and Social Change

HOMEWORK 1 [short bond paper]

Take an online personality test:

https://psychcentral.com/personality-test/start.php

Screenshot the results

Reflect on how similar or different it is from who you
think you are [8-10 sentences]
TNR, 11 or 12, 1.5 line spacing, ONE PAGE ONLY
OPTIONAL

Rorschach Test
https://theinkblot.com
PERFORMANCE TASK

YOU ARE TO WRITE A BOOK ABOUT YOURSELF

* Cover of the book [a 3R picture]
* What will be the content of the book?
* How will it be written?
*If there will be chapters, what will be the title of each
chapters?
*Why will the book be written in such manner?