TOPIC: SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOGENESIS

• Psychology


  The scientific study and practical application of observable behavior and mental processes of organisms
• Psychology


  • Focuses on the individual behavior
  • Came from the greek word psyche means mind or soul and logos or study of
• Science


  Psychology is a science focused upon the study and investigation of certain behavior with the application of one or a combination of scientific methods
• Gathering of factual information is considered important to prove certain phenomena
• Study of Behavior


  In order to study the mind, one has to associate the way of thinking of an individual to his behavior
• Mental Processes


  Includes forms of cognition, ways of knowing (man's perception, attention, and capability to remember, to reason, and to solve problems)<|>Dreams, fantasies, wishes, and anticipation
• Behavior


  Response or action of an individual as a matter of psychological study<|>Actions and reactions of the individual when exposed or placed on a certain situation or environment
• Steps in Scientific Inquiry


  1. Defining the Research Problem

  2. Specifying Research Question/Constructing Hypothesis

  3. Designing Research Methods and Procedures

  4. Gathering and Interpreting Data

  5. Constructing Conclusion and Recommendation
• Types of Behavior

  • Overt and Covert
  • Conscious and Unconscious
  • Rational and Irrational
  • Voluntary and Involuntary
  • Simple and Complex
• Overt Behavior


  Manifested
• Covert Behavior


  Activities that are hidden
• Conscious Behavior


  Acts within the level of awareness
• Unconscious Behavior

  Not within the level of awareness
• Rational Behavior


  Acts which exercised a reason
• Irrational Behavior


  Committed for no apparent reason
• Voluntary Behavior


  Done with full volition or will
• Involuntary Behavior


  Processes within our body that go on even while we are sleeping
• Simple Behavior


  Few neurons in the process of behaving
• Complex Behavior


  More numbers of neurons in behaving
• Aims and Goals of Psychology

  • To describe behavior
  • To understand and explain behavior
  • To identify factors that help predict behavior
  • To control or change behavior