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FAKULTAS KEDOKTERAN
DAN ILU KESEHATAN
PROGRAM STUDI
KEPERAWATAN
KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT
2010
QUESTIONS TO PONDER
What is psychology?
What are the aims of
psychology?
What are the scopes of
psychology?
What is the method of
psychology?
What is the relationship
between psychology and other
knowledge?
WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY?
Greek language : psyche = jiwa
logos = ilmu
pengetahuan
Psychology = Ilmu jiwa
Ilmu yang mempelajari tentang jiwa, baik
mengenai macam-macam
gejalanya,prosesnya maupun latar
belakangnya.
WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY?
The science of behavior and mental process.
WHO IS PSYCHOLOGIST?
A person who studies behavior and uses
behavioral principles in scientific research
or in applied settings for the treatment of
emotional or other mental problems
ASPECTS OF PSYCHOLOGY
Because psychologists study mental
process and behavior, they observe most
all aspects of human functioning:
Overt actions
Mental processes
Emotional responses
Physiological reactions
Overt actions
It means any directly observable and
measurable movement or the products of
such movement.
Eg: Walking, talking, playing, kissing,
Mental processes
It includes ideas, reasoning processes,
and any thoughts about being angry or
happy or sad
Emotional responses
It includes anger, regret, happiness or
depression
Physiological reactions
It includes an increased heart rate when
you are excited, biochemical changes
when light stimulates your eye, or reaction
to stress, such as high blood pressure
BRANCHES OF
PSYCHOLOGY
1. Developmental psychology (psi
perkembangan)
2. Social psychology (psi sosial)
3. Educational psychology (psi pendidikan)
4. Psychology of personality (psi kepribadian)
5. Clinical psychology (psi klinis)
6. Organizational and Industrial psychology (PIO)