Developmental Psychology

After taking a general look at psychology and some of its major theories, we will trace psychological thought about the human life by focusing on human development. We will look at models of human development put forward by Saint Thomas Aquinas and other Catholic philosophers, Jean Piaget, Sigmund Freud, Erik Erikson, and Lawrence Kohlberg, as well as a few others. Students will not only learn about psychology, they will also learn a lot about themselves.

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

DEfintion nf Psychology

OUR DEFINITION:
The science of the properties of human nature and the art of creating models to explain how those properties function and interact
  • Science = attempt to learn the truth

  • Art = creation of something (in the case of psychology, of explanatory models)
Biosocial – nature, nurture
  • “Bio” = biology = genetics, hormones, neurotransmitters, etc. (nature)

  • Social = interaction between people & how we influence each other (nurture)

The science of psychology cannot completely describe human nature.  There are aspects of human nature that are explainable only through philosophy & theology & experience.

posted by Jeffrey @ Wednesday, September 07, 2005

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