Psyched Psychology for Year 10

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PsychedPsychology for Year 10

• Psychology past and present

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• Psychologists are fascinated by what makes people
  feel, think and act.
• We are driven to understand the people around us.
  We also want to understand ourselves.

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• Society makes each of us special.
• Reality and psychology go hand in hand.

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• Psychology is the study of behaviour.
• It makes people think about themselves.
• Psychology is not like astrology, palmistry or
  mythology. The latter three are all examples of
  pseudoscience.
• Abnormal behaviour is explored in Psychology.

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• The first psychology laboratory was created in
  1881 in Leipzig, Germany.
• Sigmund Freud became famous in the early 1900s
  for many different theories.

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• Freuds therapy is called psychoanalytic.
• Freud also liked to discuss his patients dreams.
  He used hypnosis and prescribed cocaine to his
  patients as an antidepressant.
• A Freudian slip is a very famous term today.

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• There are important differences between
  psychology and psychiatry.
• Psychologists cannot prescribe medication.
• Psychiatrists are medical doctors and can
  prescribe medication.
• They both assist to explain human behaviour.

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• Areas of psychology
• Abnormal psychology
• This specialisation researches and treats
  unusual mental disorders. Abnormal psychologists
  focus on fascinating aspects of the mind such as
  hallucinations, where patients see things that
  aren't there.

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• Clinical psychology
• Clinical psychologists might study people with
  a mental disorder such as schizophrenia.
  Psychiatrists often work with psychologists in
  treating mental disorders.

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• Positive psychology
• This area is a recent branch of psychology that
  aims to help people find happiness and meaning in
  their lives.

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• Becoming a psychologist.
• How do people become psychologists?
• Why do people become psychologists?
• Why is this profession female dominated?

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• Psychologists conduct experiments to replicate
  behaviour.
• Behaviour can be changed via experimentation.

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• There are factors that must be considered when
  conducting research.
• Topics need to be established in research.

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• Psychology is a very interesting idea and is
  always changing as it deals with the study of
  human behaviour.
• A visit to the psychologist can be expensive,
  usually costing over 200 per visit.

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• Psychology is a very popular subject at
  university and secondary schools.
• Psychology answers questions.