Introduction to Psychology Psychoanalysis Founded by Freud Probe

Introduction to Psychology

Psychoanalysis • Founded by Freud • Probe innermost experiences (thoughts, feelings, emotions, fantasies) • Treating patients suffering from sever anxieties and tensions • “talk therapy”- free association, inkblots

Free Association: The mental process by which one word or image may spontaneously suggest another without logical connection. • • Home School Friends Mother Father Animals Earth holidays

Inkblots

Behavioural/ Environmental Psychology • Moved away from the focus on the ‘mind’, as it was considered to be unreliable • Psychoanalysis was based on a patient’s ability to describe • BP moved toward studying observable behaviour • Focused on prediction and control of behaviour Example: John B Watson

Cognitive Psychology • 2 nd half of 20 th century • Focused on how people perceive and deal with environment (internal as opposed to external) • Examines how people learn and remember • focuses on the brain • Where memories are stored/ effect • Language, reason, decision-making • Focus on schools and learning

Take a blank piece of paper. Now, draw a pig.

Which superhero ability would you choose? • The ability to fly • Time travel ability • X-ray vision • The power to change forms • The ability to read minds • The ability to see into the future • super hearing

Nine pigs are kept in a square pen. Build two more square enclosures that would Put each pig in its own pen.

Moving only 3 coins, rearrange the ten coins shown to make a pyramid with the point on the top • • •

Brain Dominance Look at the questions on your sheet and mark True or False for each of the questions. If it is in the middle, don’t say anything. 1. Right 3. Left 5. Right 7. Right 9. Right 11. Left 13. Right 15. Left 2. Right 4. Left 6. Left 8. Left 10. Right 12. Left 14. Left 16. Right

Left Brain individuals are analytical, articulate and to the point. They like identifying details and are more logical than intuitive. Left brained people have good communication and persuasion skills Right brain individuals are intuitive, creative and imaginative. They are flexible and are concerned with the bigger picture rather than details. They are impulsive and spontaneous and do not like time limits. They have difficulty explaining ideals verbally and prefer illustrations to verbal instructions