What will you learn?
What psychology is essentially about
The basic philosophical and conceptual foundations of psychology, such as:
- The mind-body issue
- The biopsychosocial perspective
The structure and functions of neurones, the smallest functional element of the nervous system, and how they communicate with each other
The broad structural and functional organisation of the nervous system as a whole, and the important features which allow for complex behaviours to occur in humans
The general approach that psychologists take to understand abnormal behaviour, including:
- How they classify mental disorders
- The essential diagnostic approach
The basic processes involved in experiencing and then coping with stress, and what happens when our coping strategies fail
What anxiety and mood disorders are, including:
- The various subtypes
- Their general prevalence (epidemiology)
- How they are diagnosed and treated