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CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES ON
ANXIETY, MOOD AND STRESS
GENS 0005
LECTURE TOPIC TWO (A): WHAT IS
(CLINICAL) PSYCHOLOGY?
DR. JOSHUA M. BRODERICK
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What is psychology?
Psychology is a discipline of science. It is concerned withthe systematic study, and development of understanding,of the brain, mind and behaviour
Both humans and non-humans (animals and computers!)
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What is the mind?
The mind is the hypothetical place where we engage in mental process
People study these mental processes
Thoughts (e.g., Psychology is cool)
Decisions (e.g., I want to enroll in this course) Learning and memory (e.g., I remember that party when I was 6)
Motivations (e.g., I am afraid)
Buthow do we study these mental processes? We study mental procesesby inference based on the behaviour of the organism
For example, what is this guy thinking?
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What is the mind?
And, what are these people/animals thinking?
As humans, we make inferences about the thoughts of others all the time.
Psychology does this in a scientific manner, using more sophisticatedmethods than just mere observation although sometimes it is just that
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What is the brain?
The brain is the physical seat of the mind. It enables mental processes tooccur.
In psychology, brain and mind are thought of as inseparable but distinct
Dualism (the mind and body are separate, Decartes) Without the brain we could not thinkor do anything else!
How do we know this? philosophy, science and the development oftechnology
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What is behaviour?
Behaviour is the observable things which an organism does
As mentioned previously, you infer mental processes from behaviour
Commonly, researchers will infer various mood states from behaviours
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Psychologists also measure physiological variables
With the advance of technology, more sophisticated measurements of
physiology are now available to psychologists and neuroscientists
This could be viewed as an extension of behaviourism variables are
observable and quantifiable
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What about nature and nurture?
Psychology takes into account both nature and nurture in describing
how and why people and other animals do/think/feel what they
do/think/feel
The theory of evolution by natural selection (Charles Darwin) Organisms whose inherited characteristics are better adapted to their
environment will survive and reproduce; while those with inherited
characteristics which are not suited to survival die out
Psychology as a discipline assumes that aspects of our thinking,
behavior, motivation, decision making (and many other things) musthave helped individuals survive and reproduce in the past
However this does not mean the environment still does not play a role in
shaping who we (and animals) become
Epigenetics is a new branch of science examining the interesting
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What are the main psychology disciplines?
Cognitive science
Social psychology
Cognitive neuroscience Behavioural neuroscience
Abnormal psychology
Perception
Psychophysiology
Translational psychology
Evolutionary psychology
Organisational psychology
Forensic psychology
Clinical psychology
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What is clinical psychology?
Understanding how to reduce distress and impairment in peoples live
through specific interventions which are informed by our understanding of
all psychological phenomena (from the bottom of the pyramid up!)
In this course, we will be learning about some of the process andmechanisms which form the basis of our understanding of how mood,
anxiety and stress become manifest and some of the ways that have
been tested empirically to reduce those negative factors
A clinical psychologist is a specific type of professional
They have over 8 years training before they become fully registered
and are able to treat individuals and groups
They are able to diagnose and treat a number of different mental
disorders
The are different to psychiatrists in that they cannot prescribe
medication (they are not medical doctors)
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Basic psychological processes
(cognitive psychology, neuroscience,
perception, motivation)
Social psychology
Abnormal and
Clinical Psychology
What is clinical psychology?