General Psychology

Main Skills And Knowledge
To Know The Basics Of Major Topics, Theorists, Principles And Vocabulary Of Psychology
To Discuss Historical And Philosophical Foundations Of Psychology

To Understand the Process by Which Scientific Research in Psychology is Conducted
To Evaluate Human Behavior and Mental Processes
To Describe Theories of Social Human Behavior

To Demonstrate Knowledge of Defense Mechanisms
To Explore Research Related to Topics such as Sensation, Perception, Consciousness, Motivation and etc
To Develop Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills as They Apply to General Psychological Questions

THE SUBJECT AREAS
General Psychology: Introduction
Biological & Cognitive Psychology
Personality Psychology: Personality Traits
Needs, Motives and Behavior
Developmental Psychology
“Self-concept” & Defense Mechanisms
Social Psychology: Interpersonal Relationships & Group Dynamics
Personality & Activity

PSYCHE
LOGOS
PSYCHOLOGY
SOUL
Word, Study
Knowledge

Meanings of the Term Psychology
1) Science of Mental Life, both of its phenomena and their conditions.
2) Aggregate of the Psychological
(Heartfelt) Phenomena

3) Internal, Subjective World of a Man, experienced in the form of the various feelings, appearances, ideas
4) Views, Persuasions, Relations, Moods, etc., characterizing the separately taken man or group of people
Meanings of the Term Psychology

BASIC TERMS
1. Psyche is a system property of the high-organized matter, consisting of:
the active reflection of objective world by the person,
the construction of corresponding inalienable “picture of the world” and self-regulation of his/her activity

PSYCHE allows:
to reflect the objective world actively,
build the own «picture of world»,
to carry out on its basis self-regulation of the conduct, behavior and activity,
to satisfy nascent needs constantly.

Perception - Latin PERCEPIO
receiving, collecting, action of taking possession, apprehension with the mind or sense
2. Perception is the Process of attaining awareness or understanding of sensory information

Cognition - Latin COGNOSCERE
"to know" or "to recognize"
3. Cognition is the Process of Thinking, Understanding and Trying to Make Sense

Emotion - Latin EMOVERE
e- (variant of ex-) means 'out' and movere means 'move'
4. Emotion is a mental and physiological state associated with a wide variety of feelings, thoughts, and behavior

Personality - Latin persona
mask
5. Personality is a dynamic and organized set of characteristics possessed by a person that influences uniquely on his/her cognitions, motivations, and behaviors in various situations

6. Behavior refers to the actions or reactions of an object or organism, usually in relation to the environment
Behavior can be conscious or unconscious, overt or covert, and voluntary or involuntary

7. Interpersonal Relationship is a relatively long-term association between two or more people.
This association may be based on emotions like love and liking, regular business interactions, or some other type of social commitment

Psychology Research Methods
Experiment
(Latin: ex- periri, "to try out") is a method of investigating less known fields, solving practical problems and supporting or negating theoretical assumptions

Types of Experiments
Natural experiments (also called quasi-experiments)
Controlled experiments
Field experiments
Laboratory experiments

Psychology Research Methods
Introspection - is the self-observation and reporting of conscious inner thoughts, desires and sensations
(Latin: Intro - in, inside
Spectare – to watch; to look at

Psychology Research Methods
Extrospection - the observation of things external to one's self.
Introspection may be used synonymously with self-reflection and used in a similar way.