Behavioral Psychology

Helps understand patient behavior and care needs.

Assessment uses psychological evaluation tools.

Behavior is multifactorial.

Superego controls ethical behavior.

Helps change patient behavior.

Addiction involves compulsive behavior.

Motivation initiates goal-directed behavior.

Fear is response to present danger.

Anxiety is unclear or anticipated threat.

Stress negatively affects healing.

Sleep is restorative physiological state.

Insomnia is difficulty sleeping.

Learning improves performance over time.

Behavior is changed using rewards/punishment.

Counseling improves mental well-being.

It negatively affects functioning.

Helps individual adjust to environment.

Id seeks immediate gratification.

Short-term memory is temporary storage.