A branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior

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Psychology The scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Behavior Any action we can observe and record
Mental processes Internal, subjective experiences we infer from behavior-sensations, perception, dreams, thoughts, beliefs and feelings
Buddha Pondered how sensations and perceptions combine to form ideas
Confucius Stressed the power of ideas and of an educated mind
Hebrew Scholars anticipated today's psychology by linking mind and emotions to the body; ppl were said to think with their hearts and feel with their bowels
Socrates (469-399 B.C.) & Plato (428-348 B.C.) Mind is separable from body and continues after the body dies & that knowledge is innate-born within us
Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) knowledge is not preexisting; instead, it grows from the experiences stored in our memories
Rene Descartes (1595-1650) Existence of innate ideas and the mind's being entirely distinct from the body and able to survive its death
Francis Bacon (1561-1626) One of the founders of modern science, experimental method
John Locke (1632-1704) The mind at birth is a blank slate, "white paper." Wrote An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
Empiricism the view that (a) knowledge comes from experience via the senses (b) science flourishes through observation and experiment
December 1879 Birth of Psychology
Whilhelm Wundt German professor, created an experiment that launched the birth of Psychology
Edward Titchener Wundt's student who introduced structuralism
Structuralism An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind
Introspection Self-reflection, lookin inward
William James Philosopher-psychologist, functionalist, encouraged explorations of down-to-earth emotions, memories, will power, habits, and moment-to-moment streams of consciousness
Functionalism A school of psychology that focused on how mental and behavioral processes function-how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, flourish
"You don't know your own mind" Jonathan Swift, Polite Conversations, 1738
Mary Calkins Distinguished memory researcher and the American Psychological Assocaition's (APA's) first female president in 1905
Margaret Washburn First woman to receive a psychology Ph.D. from Harvard. Wrote The Animal Mind. 2nd president of APA
Ivan Pavlov Russian physiologist, who pioneered the study of learning
Sigmund Freud Austrian physician, who developed an influential theory of personality
Jean Piaget Swiss biologist who was last century's most influencial observer of children
John B. Watson and B. F. Skinner Dismissed introspection and redefined psychology as "the scientific study of observable behavior"
Humanistic psychology Perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people; used personalized method to study personality in hopes of fostering personal growth
Carl Rogers & Abraham Maslow Emphasized the importance of current environmental influences on our growth potential, and the importance of meeting our needs for love and acceptance
Cognitive neuroscience The study of the interaction of thought processes and brain function
Nature-nurture issue The longstanding controversy of over the relative contributions that genes and experiences make to the development of psychological traits and behavior
Charles Darwin proposed the principle of natural selection
Natural Selection The principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations
Levels of analysis The differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon
Biopsychosocial approach An integrated perspective that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis
Neuroscience How the body and brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory experiences
Evolutionary How the natural selection of traits promotes the perpetuation of one's genes
Behavior genetics How much our genes and our environment influence our individual differences
Psychodynamic How behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts
Behavioral How we learn observable responses
Cognitive How we encode, process, store, and retrieve information
Social-cultural How behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures
Basic research Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base
Biological psychologists Explore the links between brain and mind
Developmental psychologists Study our changing abilities from womb to tomb
Cognitive psychologists Experiment with how we perceive, think, and solve problems
Personality psychologists Investigate our persistent traits
Social psychologists Ex;lore how we view and affect one another
Applied research Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems
Industrial/organizational psychologists Study and advise on behavior in the work place
Counseling psychologists A branch of Psychology that assists people with problems in living and in achieving a greater well being
Clinical psychologists A branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders
Psychiatry A branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical treatments as well as psychological therapy
"Once expanded to the dimensions of a larger idea, [the mind] never returns to its original size" Oliver Wendell Holmes

What is a branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders?

Psychoanalysis Theories Psychoanalysis also suggests that: A person's behavior is influenced by their unconscious drives. Emotional and psychological problems such as depression and anxiety are often rooted in conflicts between the conscious and unconscious mind.

Which view of psychology emphasize the ways in which unconscious drives and conflicts affect behavior?

Psychoanalytical/Psychodynamic Perspective Focus: "How behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts."

What studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior?

psychodynamic psychology a branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders.

What is the scientific study branch of psychology that studies how we think about influence and relate to one another?

Social Psychology Applied Social psychologists study how social influence, social perception and social interaction influence individual and group behavior. Some social psychologists focus on conducting research on human behavior.