Psychology

1. PSYCHOLOGY I
GENERAL
PSYCHOLOGY
DAVAO MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION
COLLEGE of DENTISTRY
CHRISTOPHER D. BALUBAYAN
INSTRUCTOR

2. IMPORTANCE OF PSYCHOLOGY
 We make use of Psychology
everyday of our life though we are
not aware of it
 We use it when we are talking with
friends and with every one around us
 Every one use it in when arguing and
reasoning
 Even parents use it in disciplining
their children

3. Basic Importance of Psychology
 It Help in Building Relationships
• It helps strengthening a relationship and
making everyday lives better through
escalating a person’s self-knowledge and
understanding towards another individual
 It Improves Daily Communication
• By understanding Psychology, people learn on
how to communicate effectively towards on e
another. It teaches people to understand what
others are saying and of course in
comprehending the person’s actions or
gestures towards a certain condition

4. Basic Importance of Psychology
 It Builds Self-Confidence
• The more you know, and discover about yourself,
your being, your personality and your weaknesses,
he more you seek for self-improvement and when
that happens your self-confidence are increasing
 It Enriches Careers
• By knowing better and understanding co-workers
or classmates you are able to get along with them,
you know where to stand as you know where they
are coming from and what they are going through.
Psychology teaches you how to correctly and
rightfully deal with other people around you. As
this condition continues occurring in a work place,
it will positively enrich everyone’s career

5. PERSONALITY PLUS
 Talks about four key personality types
 Any such system has to make generalizations,
trying to find a balance between accurate
portrayals and a usable number of types
 The Personality Plus system allows for extensions
by mixing profiles, such as describing someone
as a Choleric Sanguine, rather than just Choleric
or Sanguine
 The system exists not simply to describe an
individual's personality type but rather to
highlight those aspects of personality which
relate to interactions between people

6. Personality
Plus
Profiles Positive and Negative Interactions Myers-Briggs
Analysis
Merrill-
Wilson
Analysis
Choleric
This is the commander-
type. Choleric are
dominant, strong, decisive,
stubborn and even
arrogant
is focused on getting things
done, but can run rough-shod
over others. They are decisive
and stubborn.
-might get frustrated by a Phlegmatic
who are followers, because Choleric
tend to tell people what to do
-becomes increasingly commanding
- likes it "my way"
have the
confidence to
interact
socially
Driver
Melancholy
This is the mental-type.
Their typical behavior
involves thinking,
assessing, making lists,
evaluating the positives
and negatives, and general
analysis of facts
Highly talented person, they
have brilliant ideas, although
sometimes they can paralyze
themselves with over-analysis.
Lists and "doing things the right
way" are characteristics of this
personality type
-might make lists and work through
them point by point, and get frustrated
by Sanguine
- likes it "the right way
can be more
of an
intellectual,
and thus
somewhat
anti-social (or
perhaps just
less social)
Analytical
Sanguine
This is the social-type.
They enjoy fun, socializing,
chatting, telling stories -
and are fond of promising
the world, because that's
the friendly thing to do
Gets on well with people and
can get others excited about
issues, but cannot always be
relied upon to get things done.
They love interacting with others
and play the role of the
entertainer in group interactions.
They have a tendency to over-
promise and under-deliver
-who tend to bounce from one idea to
the next, often without completing the
first which annoyed the melancholic
- likes it "the fun way"
love
socializing, Expressive
Phlegmatic
This is the flat-type. They
are easy going, laid back,
nonchalant, unexcitable
and relaxed. Desiring a
peaceful environment
above all else
Neutral - they tend not to
actively upset people, but their
indifference may frustrate
people. They try not to make
decisions, and generally go for
the status quo. They care about
people and harmony
-doesn't seem to want to get things
done now because they tend to do
what they are told only compare to
melancholic
-becomes more indifferent through
their interactions
- likes it "the easy way".
Just don't
mind either
way.
Amiable

7. THE DEVELOPMENT
OF
PSYCHOLOGY
AS A
SCIENCE

8. THE DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
TRADITIONAL HISTORY
 Primitive societies idea
about phenomena of
nature was restricted to
the following:
 TRADITION
 SUPERSTITIONS
 ANIMISM
 MYSTIC SPIRIT
 CUSTOMS
SCIENTIFIC HISTORY
 Greek philosophers
rejected supernatural
forces
 Psychology become
philosophical, a non
religious type of orderly
reasoning or speculation
from Aristotle time (384-
322 B.C.)
 Psychology started as
science in the latter part of
the 19th century

9. TRADITION
An inherited and established pattern of thought or action, by word of
mouth, by example, with out written instruction
SUPERSTITIONS
Beliefs of practices resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown or trust in
magic or chances
ANIMISM
Attribution of conscious life to objects in and phenomena of nature or in
inanimate objects
MYSTIC SPIRIT
Having magical properties
CUSTOM
Habitual course of action

10. WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY?
PSYCHOLOGY
MENTAL PHILOSOPHY STUDY OF THE MIND SCIENCE OF BEHAVIOR
• Greek words
psyche (soul)
Logos (discourse)
Study of the soul
• Soul means feelings
or emotion
• 4th century translation
psyche (mind)
logos (study)
• Being used till the
present time
• Eventually replaced
today
• A science because it
is:
-systematic
-empirical
-dependent upon
measurement

11. MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT PSYCHOLOGY
 Psychologists can read mind
 Psychologists can estimate one’s character
at a glance
 Psychologists are authorities on such
things as spiritualism and even fortune
telling
 NOTE:
 In America, a psychologist may be called upon to
explain how a present famous “mind reader” does his
tricks, how a certain astrologer could have predicted
some historical events