THANATOLOGY FINAL EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Psychology - ANS study of behavior and mental processes
Educational Psychology - ANS Studies education systems
goal is to improve education
methods of teaching, learning, curricula
Clinical Psychology - ANS understand, diagnose and treat abnormal/deviant behavior
Social Psychology - ANS how behavior effects others
Personality Psychology - ANS personality tied to mental processes of individual
Developmental Psychology - ANS the way behaviors develop and change thru lifespan
focus on children
language development, thinking skills, emotions
Counseling Psychology - ANS Latin "to know"
study of origins and consequences of thoughts, memories, beliefs, perceptions, explanations
and other mental processes
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,Cognitive Psychology - ANS Studies internal mental processes
ie) thinking, memory, concept formation, perception and processing of info.
Functionalism - ANS the function, NOT the structure of conscious experience
Biological - ANS all of our behaviors can be traced to the biological functions of the brain.
caused by chemicals of our physical body
Psychoanalysis - ANS therapy to bring unconscious desires into consciousness to resolve
problems.
date back to early childhood experiences
Humanistic - ANS uniqueness of individual and search for self actualization
Socio-cultural - ANS how one interacts w/society
how society/culture impact them
Cognitive - ANS simplest matters studied
ie) perception of objects, attention pattern recognition, memory, language, reading & writing
Structuralism - ANS reducing experience to its most basic parts, determining the laws by
which the parts are synthesized.
investigating the structure and content of mental state by introspection.
Psychiatrist - ANS medical doctor
completed training in field of mental health/psychiatric residency
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, Psychologist - ANS has doctor of philosophy degree in psychology but are NOT medical
doctors
Motivation - ANS initiates, directs, and sustains behavior satisfying physiological or
psychological needs.
1. Physiological needs(food, sleep,activity)
2. Safety needs(security, protection)
3.Love & Belongingness needs(love, friendship, comradeship)
4.Esteem needs(self respect, personal worth, autonomy)
5.Self actualization (full potential) - ANS Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
2 main factors that govern human motivation
- maintenance (working conditions)
-motivation (growth)
once maintenance goals achieved, the employee can work toward motivational goals to excel. -
ANS Herzberg's Two Factor Theory
X: employees lazy, only concerned for money
Y: employees will excel if given right environment & opportunity - ANS McGregor's Theory X
and Theory Y
Theory Z - ANS employees motivated if they actively participate in decision making at all
levels of organization.
Expectancy Theory - ANS motivation to accomplish task is linked to receiving reward
Drive Theory - ANS eliminating unpleasant states due to biological needs
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Psychology - ANS study of behavior and mental processes
Educational Psychology - ANS Studies education systems
goal is to improve education
methods of teaching, learning, curricula
Clinical Psychology - ANS understand, diagnose and treat abnormal/deviant behavior
Social Psychology - ANS how behavior effects others
Personality Psychology - ANS personality tied to mental processes of individual
Developmental Psychology - ANS the way behaviors develop and change thru lifespan
focus on children
language development, thinking skills, emotions
Counseling Psychology - ANS Latin "to know"
study of origins and consequences of thoughts, memories, beliefs, perceptions, explanations
and other mental processes
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,Cognitive Psychology - ANS Studies internal mental processes
ie) thinking, memory, concept formation, perception and processing of info.
Functionalism - ANS the function, NOT the structure of conscious experience
Biological - ANS all of our behaviors can be traced to the biological functions of the brain.
caused by chemicals of our physical body
Psychoanalysis - ANS therapy to bring unconscious desires into consciousness to resolve
problems.
date back to early childhood experiences
Humanistic - ANS uniqueness of individual and search for self actualization
Socio-cultural - ANS how one interacts w/society
how society/culture impact them
Cognitive - ANS simplest matters studied
ie) perception of objects, attention pattern recognition, memory, language, reading & writing
Structuralism - ANS reducing experience to its most basic parts, determining the laws by
which the parts are synthesized.
investigating the structure and content of mental state by introspection.
Psychiatrist - ANS medical doctor
completed training in field of mental health/psychiatric residency
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, Psychologist - ANS has doctor of philosophy degree in psychology but are NOT medical
doctors
Motivation - ANS initiates, directs, and sustains behavior satisfying physiological or
psychological needs.
1. Physiological needs(food, sleep,activity)
2. Safety needs(security, protection)
3.Love & Belongingness needs(love, friendship, comradeship)
4.Esteem needs(self respect, personal worth, autonomy)
5.Self actualization (full potential) - ANS Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
2 main factors that govern human motivation
- maintenance (working conditions)
-motivation (growth)
once maintenance goals achieved, the employee can work toward motivational goals to excel. -
ANS Herzberg's Two Factor Theory
X: employees lazy, only concerned for money
Y: employees will excel if given right environment & opportunity - ANS McGregor's Theory X
and Theory Y
Theory Z - ANS employees motivated if they actively participate in decision making at all
levels of organization.
Expectancy Theory - ANS motivation to accomplish task is linked to receiving reward
Drive Theory - ANS eliminating unpleasant states due to biological needs
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