Body: 500 – 600 words – You will be using the text book, Chapter 1 to answer the following:
Answer the following in in complete paragraphs:
[Each question is answered in separate paragraph(s)in the order they are listed.]
1. What is the definition of psychology
2. Explain how psychology developed historically into its own discipline and became a science.
3. Identify and briefly explain two theoretical perspectives of psychology ( Functionalism
structuralism)
4. Identify 2 “specialty” areas in psychology other than mental health, abnormal psychology or
counseling.
a. Give a brief description of each area
b. Which of these areas are you most interested in? Why?
