II. Read and translate the derivatives. Mind the suffixes

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PSYCHOLOGY

LESSON 1

I. Read and translate the following international words. Mind the pronunciation.

Psychology,psychologist, sociology, anthropology, biology, psychiatry, mental, laboratory, hospital.

II. Read and translate the derivatives. Mind the suffixes.

psychology – psychologist - psychological

human – humanity

develop - development – developmental

social - sociology

science - scientist – scientific

clinic - clinical

III. Active vocabulary:

study - изучение

mind – сознание

mental – душевный

state - состояние

behavior – поведение

development - развитие

to connect (with) – связывать (с)

science – наука

to set up – основать

introspective method – методсамонаблюдения

to observe - наблюдать

describe – описывать

touse - использовать

functioning - существование

toprovide - обеспечивать

care - забота

health - здоровье

IV. Read and translate the text:

Psychology as a science

A psychologist can often be asked "What is psychology?" Probably, you do not get clear-cut answers. The term “psychology” seems to be familiar to many people but is understood by far less.

A standard psychology textbook would tell you that psychology is the scientific study of the human mind, mental state and behavior.

Psychology has numerous subfields, for example, clinical psychology, developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, social psychology and many others. Psychology is connected with many sciences including sociology, anthropology, biology, and psychiatry.

Psychology as a formal science was born in 1879, when Wilhelm Wundt set up the first official psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany. The scientist used introspective research method, in other words he observed his own mental processes and described it. Later psychologists abandoned Wundt's method, but not his basic ideal of understanding or describing human functioning within a scientific context.

What kind of job does a psychologist do? As a rule psychologists provide mental health care in hospitals, clinics, schools. Some specialists work as consultants for companies and government agencies. Other psychologists work as managers in hospitals, mental health clinics, schools, universities, and businesses.

Exercises:

I. Give Russian equivalents of the following:

clear-cut answer, to be familiar to many people, human mind, mental state, behavior, developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, set up the laboratory, research method, observed his own mental processes, abandoned Wundt's method, kind of job, provide mental health care, work as consultants and managers.

II. Suggest the English for:

вероятно, не получите ясного ответа, кажется, сознание человека, многочисленные направления, клиническая психология, психология развития, психиатрия, основать лабораторию, использовать метод исследования, другими словами, человеческое существование, как правило, работать консультантом, клиника.

III. Express agreement or disagreement with the following using:

Yes, you are right (= it is correct)

No, you are not right (=you are wrong)

1. Psychology is the scientific study of the human body and physical processes.

2. Psychology has numerous subfields, for example, clinical psychology, developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, social psychology and many others.

3. Wilhelm Wundt is considered to be a founder of psychology.

4. As a rule psychologists provide physical health care in hospitals, clinics, schools.

IV. Insert the missing words:

1. The term “psychology” seems to be … to many people.

2. Psychology is … with many sciences including sociology, anthropology, biology, and psychiatry.

3. Wilhelm Wundt … the first official psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany.

4. As a rule psychologists … mental health care in hospitals, clinics, schools.

V. Complete the following sentences:

1. Psychology is the scientific study of...

2. There are numerous subfields of psychology such as …

3. Wilhelm Wundt set up …

4. Psychologists use Wundt’s basic ideal of …

5. Usually psychologists work as …

VI. Answer the following questions:

1. What is psychology?

2. What subfields of psychology do you know?

3. Who is a founder of the first official psychology laboratory?

4. What sciences is psychology connected with?

5. Do modern psychologists use the research method of Wilhelm Wundt?

6. Where can a psychologist work?

7. Psychologists provide physical health, don’t they?

VII. Speak on psychology as a science.

The words you may need: human mind, mental state, numerous subfields, to be connected with many sciences, as a formal science, research method, to understand or describe human functioning, provide mental health care, psychologists.

VIII. Read the text. Translate it into Russian.

There are many areas of psychology. Social psychology is concerned with the effects of social situations on human behavior. Personality theorists study individual behavior. Developmental psychologists study principles and processes responsible for change throughout life. Comparative psychologists study animal behaviors across the range of species, while physiological psychologists are concerned with the biological bases of behavior. Cognitive psychologists investigate memory, thought, problem solving, and the psychological aspects of learning.

LESSON 2

I. Read and translate the following international words. Mind the pronunciation.

Academically, socially, emotionally, mental, motivation, organization, style, effective, problem, situation, individually, group, program, crisis, talent.

II. Read and translate the derivatives. Mind the suffixes.

social – socially

emotion - emotional - emotionally

learn – learning

develop – development

connect – connection

teach - teaching

ability – disability

sole - solution

III. Active vocabulary:

youth - молодежь

tosucceed – преуспеть, добитьсяуспеха