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Introduction To Psychology: By. Khyzar Hayat

This document provides an introduction to psychology. It outlines the course description, objectives, and misconceptions about psychology. Key points include that the course will cover basic concepts, theories, and applications of psychology. It will teach students terminology and encourage practical application of knowledge. The objectives are for students to understand the scientific nature of psychology and identify situations where psychological intervention may be required. Psychology is defined as the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes in humans and animals. Popular areas of psychology discussed include clinical, industrial/organizational, health, and sports psychology.

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Introduction To Psychology: By. Khyzar Hayat

This document provides an introduction to psychology. It outlines the course description, objectives, and misconceptions about psychology. Key points include that the course will cover basic concepts, theories, and applications of psychology. It will teach students terminology and encourage practical application of knowledge. The objectives are for students to understand the scientific nature of psychology and identify situations where psychological intervention may be required. Psychology is defined as the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes in humans and animals. Popular areas of psychology discussed include clinical, industrial/organizational, health, and sports psychology.

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Introduction to

Psychology
By.
Khyzar Hayat
Course Description:
The course will encompass basic
concepts of psychology.
The main focus of the course will be
on introducing essential terminology,
theories,themes, concepts, and trends
relevant to modern day psychology.
Practical application of knowledge,
besides a know how of theoretical
constructs, will be encouraged.
The course will be taught bilingually
Course Objectives:
By the end of the term the students will
be able to: 
 understand and use basic terminology
 understand and identify the various
applications of the discipline as well as
its scientific nature
 choose areas of their interest for higher
academic qualification in future
 identify situations where psychological
intervention may be required
 
Misconceptions about psychology
and psychologists:
 
Anybody who has studied psychology can
read
people’s personality
Psychologists can predict fate or destiny
Psychologists are doctors
Psychologists give medicines
Definition:

“Psychology is the scientific study


of human behavior and mental
processes….human or animal.”
Goals of Psychology:
 To understand the nature and
mechanisms of behavior and mental
processes 
 To develop an understanding of the
relationship between behavior and
mental processes 
 To apply this understanding to real life
situations and, on the basis of this
understanding, predict for the future
  To employ the scientific approach for
developing this understanding
 
Scientific nature of Psychology:
 Psychology is a science. It employs the
scientific method for gathering knowledge
and information.
 Scientific method is a systematic and
organized series of steps that scientists
adopt for exploring any phenomenon in
order to obtain accurate and consistent
results.These steps involve observation,
description, control, and replication
 Remember ! Science does not deal with
the supernatural
 
Scope of psychology
After doing a degree course in psychology
one may join a variety of work settings:
Education/teaching
Research
Hospitals/clinics
Recruiting/screening agencies
Specialized professional settings
Popular areas of psychology

 Clinical psychology
 Industrial/Organizational psychology
 Health psychology psychology
 Consumer psychology
 Environmental psychology
 Sport psychology
 Forensic psychology
 For more details see the website of American Psychological
Association: www.apa.org/about/division.html

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