TTC – Psychology Component IIntroduction

February, 2007

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What is Psychology?

Why is Psychology an important part of the TTC?

What is Psychology?

Psychology is the science that

seeks to understand behavior

and mental processes, and to

apply that understanding in the

sevice of human welfare.

The subject matter of psychology is

behavior and mental processes.

Who are you?

Part of your behavior and mental

processes is the activity of your

body cells (bones, muscles, skin, hair,

brain, liver, and other organs) and their

ability to communicate with one

another.

Exercise 1

- I’m going to show you a series of pictures.

- You’ll need a pencil and a piece of paper. Write down whatever you see.

- Do not comment with anyone until the exercise has finished.

- I’m going to change the image every 5 seconds

In addition to interpreting information, you

can think about it and decide how to

respond.

Exercise 2

You’re going to read read a series of

situations. On a piece of paper write down

what you think, how you feel, and how you

would react in those situations

You see someone standing in front of you with a knife

You arrive home and everybody is crying

You are watching a movie when all of a sudden your boy/girlfriend starts crying.

You see one of your students coming into the classroom in shock

How and where was Psychology founded?

Greek Philosophers

Empiricism,Philosophers

Wilhelm Wundt

Structuralism,Titchener

Psychoanalysis,Freud

Functionalism,William James

Behaviorism,-John Watson-B.F Skinner

New approachesbiological

evolutionary

psychodynamic behavioralcognitive

humanistic

Greek Philosophers

Empiricism,Philosophers

Wilhelm Wundt

Structuralism,Titchener

Psychoanalysis,Freud

Functionalism,William James

Behaviorism,-John Watson-B.F Skinner

New approachesbiological

evolutionary

psychodynamic behavioralcognitive

humanistic

Modern Psychology