What is the term “psychology” derived from and what does it literally mean?
The term psychology is derived from the Greek psyche (spirit or mind) and logos (the study). It is literally, therefore, the study of the mind.
Where did psychology originate and when did it become a separate discipline?
Psychology originated in the field of philosophy – like many other sciences and disciplines. As part of philosophy, it did not exist as a separate discipline until the end of the nineteenth century
What happened as psychology moved away from philosophy and developed?
As psychology moved away from philosophy (in part because of its scientific and behavioural approach) and developed, its scope broadened from an earlier excessive concern with sensation and perception into the study of behaviour, becoming more applied
What was one of psychology’s first applied sub-specialties?
One of its first applied sub-specialties was clinical psychology.
Where did psychology originate?
Psychology originated in the field of philosophy
What is replacing the traditional unitary relationship with psychiatry?
A close association between clinical psychology, other medical specialties and the medical profession in general, is replacing the traditional unitary relationship with psychiatry, as is seen in the development of clinical health psychology and its contributions to behavioural medicine.
Why do clinical psychologists increasingly work in medical settings
Clinical psychologists increasingly work in medical settings, thus expanding their skills
What is the “skills for pills” statement?
In many instances in today’s health care delivery services it is necessary to substitute ‘skills for pills’.
Why is it necessary to substitute skills for pills?
Dramatic advances in medical knowledge and high technology medicine heighten the need to return to an approach which recognizes that people function as part of a system and that both patient and system should be treated accordingly
What does the health care professional realize when dealing with complex human beings?
It is frequently at this point that the health care professional realizes that, when dealing with complex human beings (patients), diagnosis and treatment depend upon far more than a sound knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathology, etc
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What has established the involvement of clinical health psychology in medical treatment beyond doubt?
The involvement of clinical health psychology in the treatment and research of various medical problems, together with rapidly accumulating evidence regarding the role of psychological variables and stress in the etiology and maintenance of a range of medical and psychiatric disorders, has established this beyond doubt
What does dramatic progress demonstrate about psychiatric disorders?
Dramatic progress demonstrates some of the underlying physical factors often associated with many psychiatric disorders
Why is clinical health psychology becoming more concerned with biological phenomena?
As the knowledge base regarding psychiatric disorders indicates that biological factors may play a significant role in the aetiology and treatment of such disorders and as the impact of psychosocial factors on various medical disorders becomes increasingly apparent, so clinical health psychology is becoming increasingly concerned with biological phenomena in health and disease.
What kind of model is needed for behavioural and medical disorders?
Consequently, a need arises for a biopsychosocial understanding (model) of behavioural and medical disorders.
What factors do all diseases result from?
All diseases result from environmental, social, psychological and biological factors
How does the involvement of these factors vary?
The degree of involvement of these different factors varies from disease to disease, from person to person, and from culture to culture.
What has been repeatedly said about diseases and people?
It has been repeatedly said that there are no diseases per se but that some people have a disease.
