Diploma Course in Modern Applied Psychology (DiMAP.)

The purpose of this introductory video is to introduce modern applied psychology as a field of study, how it differs from other fields of Psychology, and how three different ways of studying allow us to get the most out of this course.

This video offers an overview of the course structure and how it’s broken down into the nine section that follow (each section focussing specifically upon a different psychological perspective):

Section 1: Foundations of Modern Applied Psychology

Section 2: The Behavioural School of Psychological Thinking

Section 3: The Psychoanalytic School of Psychological Thought

Section 4: The Developmental School of Psychological Thought

Section 5: The Cognitive School of Psychological Thought

Section 6: The Humanistic School of Psychological Thought

Section 7: The School of Social-Psychological Thought and Impact

Section 8: End of DMAP Course Summary and Graduation

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The objective of this video is to provide you with a mental warm-up exercise consisting of a series of questions that can be utilized as a starting point for examining and shaking up your mental processes and psychological perceptions.

Using the second exercise demonstrated in the video, we can assess whether we are mentally flexible or not. The purpose of this exercise is to demonstrate various truths from which we can observe and reflect on our thinking, beliefs, and life outlooks.

In order to understand our 'perspective', it is necessary to be aware of how we unintentionally act based on it. Our question to you is, how big are you willing to think as a person? In addition to highlighting a superior paradigm, this teaching explores each level of growth one can experience in this lifetime.

We will examine a framework in this video for how to develop critical thinking abilities, which is a method for learning and developing our cognitive flexibility in a way that allows us to evaluate ideas from alternative perspectives and communicate them effectively to others.

In this video, we will explore an idea from cognitive psychology about how to figure out which part of our brain is naturally more inclined to operate from. It is only once we recognize these things that we can make positive changes in life. By learning to think critically, we can expand and develop the wise part of our minds.

It is widely believed that ideas aren't valuable unless they are complex. In reality, it's a simple concept that can be easily incorporated into our lives to bring about a change in our behavior. In this video, we learn how important it is to have a reflective and critical approach to life in order to be able to understand complex ideas and communicate them in simple terms to the next generation.

This teaching provides an illustration of the different ways in which we all see and interpret things. In order to gain a greater understanding of human experience, we should consider the experiences and perceptions of others.

Plato believed humans were born with full knowledge within our 'soul'. According to him, true learning involves abstract thinking, inner reflection, and contemplation for the purpose of discovering the truth within us. This video explains some of Plato's main ideas and presents the fascinating story of Plato's Cave.

Aristotle's ethics, or study of character, is built around the premise that people should achieve an excellent character (a virtuous character, "ethikē aretē" in Greek) as a pre-condition for attaining happiness or well-being (eudaimonia). To grasp Aristotelian ethics, we must understand three of Aristotle's subscribed concepts.

John Locke was interested in the development of ideas, as shown in this video. Almost everybody lives by a set of beliefs without much thought to how these beliefs were formed. To become people of virtue, it is imperative that we are good at examining and adjusting the beliefs on which we are building and basing our lives.

The video explores the Dawn of Enlightenment, the evolution of ideas, and the evolution of humanity through time. We can better understand how to evolve as individuals by gaining an understanding of how generations have evolved over time.

Rene Descartes once claimed; “The mind and body are separate. The body is a material, mechanical machine. The mind can control the physical body by causing “animal spirits” to flow through the nervous system.” This video discusses one of the main ideas of Descartes, who proposed that the mind and the body are separate. Using Plato's and Aristotle's perspectives, he compares this idea.

During this video, we discuss the five different levels of human experience, drawing inspiration from the idea espoused by Descartes that the physical body is separate from the soul. Humanity is defined by its physical, emotional, rational, volitional, and spiritual components.

This video introduces the work of Søren Aabye Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic, and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher. We explore one of life's greatest questions - what does it mean to be happy?

Honesty is the greatest truth, and dishonesty is the greatest falsehood. This video tells the story of the Littlest God. A set of questions is outlined by the instructor that can be used to contemplate life on an existential (more self-aware/reflective/contemplative) level.

According to Kain, there is no one way to understand the meaning of life, but there are many ways you can approach it. In accordance with one's upbringing and the surroundings in which they were raised, a person can have different outlooks on life. This is the first part of a two-part video.

According to Kain, there is no one way to understand the meaning of life, but there are many ways you can approach it. In accordance with one's upbringing and the surroundings in which they were raised, a person can have different outlooks on life. This is the second part of a two-part video.

In this video, Kain discusses a number of Wilhelm Wundt's ideas and discusses the development of Psychology. Psychology was identified as a modern science that, in addition to biology and philosophy, aimed to explain the human mind and behavior.

Kain discusses the concept of 'Functionalism', a concept introduced to Psychology by W. James and C. Darwin. A functionalist views mental states as forming exclusively through their causal relationships with other mental states, sensory inputs, and behavioral outcomes. The functionalism movement emerged as an alternative to identity theory and behaviorism.

Psychology is best understood in terms of psychological schools. However, most psychologists adopt an eclectic viewpoint combining different aspects of each school. The purpose of this video is to describe the major differences between structuralism and functionalism. Then he explains the seven basic schools of psychological thought.

To study topics that are of interest to them, scientists of all disciplines use empirical methods, whether they are physicists, biologists, sociologists, or psychologists. As a result of using empirical methods, data are collected, analyzed, and conclusions drawn.

This video concludes this section of the course. The instructor introduces us to Kuhn's paradigm shift model, which describes how our paradigms evolve and perpetually change.

Stimuli and responses are the central focus of the Behavior field of Psychology. We learn throughout our lives how to act and respond, and in the same way we can unlearn these lessons and make different choices. The video that follows explains some of the more ethically dubious experiments done by social scientists throughout the years.

In general, learned behaviors are ones that are formed by experience. In contrast with learned behaviors, innate behaviors are hardwired and can be performed without prior training or experience. Some behaviors have both learned and innate components.

A group of monkeys are used in the video to demonstrate how behavioral norms can be born. Then, we can use this framework to see how some human behaviors are formed.

Humans can learn about their basic nature and essence through self-reflection, which is the act of introspection. People must learn a variety of cognitive and emotional skills in order to develop this ability. The video proposes nine self-reflection questions to help you better understand some of your own habits and behaviors.

What is behavioral socialization? The process by which a person learns to conform their individual behavior and responses to the norms or values of society. Socialization is a lifelong process that begins during infancy in the interactions between parent and child.

It is common for people to modify their behavior in order to gain approval and validation from others. Usually, people conform to social norms and cultures through their behavior. In this video, the instructor discusses the influences we are exposed to throughout our lives.

Learning is always occuring regardless of how aware we are of it. In this video Kain looks at three main types of behavioral conditioning - classical conditioning, operant conditioning and observational learning.

Diploma in Modern Applied Psychology (Achology Certified)

Conditioning refers to the learning of behavior. Often referred to as classical conditioning, Pavlovian conditioning occurs as a result of the subject's instinctive responses, as opposed to operant conditioning, which is a result of a person's willful actions. The main ideas discussed in this video are Pavlovian Psychology and Classical Conditioning.

The video here explores the area of memory by showing that we only remember things that are meaningful to us. Kain shares a variety of examples from his own experience as well as the memory anchors that he has (consciously and unconsciously) created for himself.

In this video, we explore the concept of associated learning. Associative learning states that experiences and ideas reinforce one another and can be mentally connected. Simply put, our brains aren't designed to focus on a single piece of information. Instead, they piece several pieces of information together into one associative memory.

This video explains the role of symbolic representations in understanding how to represent the world around us. In its traditional definition, symbolic representation is the act of adding life and meaning to a principal, such as a nation, by using a symbol, such as a flag, which evokes particular emotions and meanings related to the nation (Pitkin 1967).

Operant conditioning, also known as instrumental conditioning, employs rewards and punishments to influence behavior. Opportunistic conditioning involves creating a link between any given behavior and a consequence. Here, Kain introduces B F. Skinner's work, whose aim was to answer the question "How can we positively influence human behavior?"

The main difference between classical and operant conditioning is the way the behavior is conditioned. In classical conditioning, a neutral stimulus is paired with a conditioned response. In operant conditioning, a desired behavior is paired with a consequence. This video presents another example of operant conditioning, taking a closer look at positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment and negative punishment.

The purpose of this video is to highlight a variety of important self-reflection questions that can be used to help us to think about our own experience of operant conditioning - no matter whether it occurs in either ourselves or in other people.

In the social learning theory of learning and social behavior, it is proposed that we can acquire new behaviors by observing and imitating the behaviour of others. As part of his exploration into the social learning process, Kain explores three different aspects related to it: Enculturation, Acculturation, and Multiculturation.

Whatever we believe, or do not believe, we are correct either way. This video introduces the Pygmalion Effect, illustrating that we get the things in life that we primarily focus on most.

The Pygmalion effect, or Rosenthal effect, is a psychological phenomenon wherein high expectations often lead to improved performance in a given area. The effect is named after the Greek myth of Pygmalion, a sculptor who fell in love with a statue he had carved.

In a great deal of ways, our life will be shaped by the ideas we draw from our past. Viktor Emil Frankl, discussed in this video, was an Austrian neurologist, philosopher, author, and Holocaust survivor. He was the founder of logotherapy, a school of psychotherapy which describes a search for a life meaning as the central human motivational force.

Psychologists use the term stimulus-response theory to describe the idea that behavior occurs when stimulus and reaction interact. We sometimes respond more to our perception of reality than to reality itself. This video explains that our reactions to stimuli outside our control are determined by 4 factors: awareness, core values, patience, and creativity.

The term 'Ikigai' originates from Japanese philosophy and is used for finding one's life's purpose. A person who has a sense of meaning and purpose in their life is said to have ikigai, a Japanese concept referring to having a plan and a direction for their lives, giving them satisfaction and meaning in their lives.

The idea that every behavior arises from an underlying belief was one of Albert Ellis' main theories. Throughout this video, Kain explains Ellis' fourteen irrational beliefs. During our growth process in life we have to get out of the limiting beliefs which we develop about ourselves as children. This is the first video in a two-part series.

The idea that every behavior arises from an underlying belief was one of Albert Ellis' main theories. Throughout this video, Kain explains Ellis' fourteen irrational beliefs. During our growth process in life we have to get out of the limiting beliefs which we develop about ourselves as children. This is the second video in a two-part series.

The majority of people believe that education ends when they graduate from school. In truth, anyone who wants to learn anything can do so. Whether or not we are able to learn in life is never in doubt; the only question is whether or not we desire to learn. In this video, Kain describes these reflection-worthy concepts in more depth.

How does perception affect our behavior? There are times when our perception can trump reality and cause us much harm. When we are looking to influence other people more effectively, the first thing we need to do is become aware and better equipped to manage our own perceptions, assumptions, and judgments.

According to the Psychoanalytic view of the psyche, hidden drivers form an integral part of the unconscious levels of the psyche. Sigmund Freud, one of the greatest economists in the field, is discussed in this video in terms of his 'Death Instinct' and the 'Life Instinct'.

In his famous iceberg analogy, Freud likened the mind's three levels to an iceberg. Above the water, you can see the surface of the iceberg, which represents consciousness. The submerged part of the iceberg is the preconscious. The video explores the iceberg model, and what it means to talk about the conscious, preconscious, and unconscious mind.

As well as experiences, deductions, and inferences, we form our beliefs by accepting the opinions of others. Childhood shapes our core beliefs. We are born without preconceived notions. Using the story of an elephant developing limitations under the influence of his childhood, the video explores the idea that humans also misinterpret early childhood events.

Introspection is the study of one's own thoughts and feelings. In a psychological context, introspection refers to observing one's mental state. In a spiritual context, it could be examining one's soul. This video provides a visual representation of introspection. A self-reflective exercise - 'How Present Is Your Past?' follows.

Psychoanalytic theory describes ids, egos, and super-egos as distinct, interacting agents in the psyche. It's a theory that describes the mental activities and interactions of a person. Introducing the Ego, Superego, and ID concepts that Freud coined in this video, Kain continues unpacking Freud's Iceberg model.

In this video, Kain evokes Freud's Ego, ID, Superego concept in relation to the Wise Mind Model that we discussed in Section 1 by comparing them. Furthermore, he introduces a thought-provoking Psychoanalytical Questioning Framework that you can choose to begin implementing in your personal and professional relationships right away.

It is shown here in this video that Kain and his wife, Karen, have a psychoanalytical discussion regarding an issue to which she is currently subjected. They explore together the causes of the problem, and reveal patterns of behavior that Karen is beginning to identify.

This video captures Kain and Karen deconstructing their previous conversation, giving feedback about how it went, and honestly discussing the experience in their own words.

'The Unconscious sees the men behind the façade.' The psychological perspective must center around truth, otherwise it is meaningless. In the video, Kain explains some of the concepts that Pierre Janet introduced into the field before offering a self-reflection exercise.

Our ability to have an impact on others depends on how well we are able to acknowledge and process our own past history/story, so that we learn the lessons we need to learn and move on. This video describes a framework that we can use to develop the capacity to bring what is in our unconscious to the surface of our conscious mind to be able to process and learn from it, thus allowing us to better empathise with others.

Kain ties together many of the ideas he's introduced throughout this section in this video. Psychologists are well aware of the requirement for an outward proactive interest in the present, since this will provide us with the ability to help others identify what they might lack in their lives and what beliefs they may begin to embrace to fill those voids.

Good judgment and careful consideration are the keys to a wise decision. Making good decisions is an essential skill. In today's world, good decision makers are in high demand. Earlier in the course, we discussed virtue and the importance of living a life of virtue. The following video presents a framework for examining decision-making processes overall.

The video outlines a framework for helping people move forward in life by identifying the difference between a person's self-esteem and self-concept. Many people would rather focus on feelings of well-being and self-esteem rather than working hard, embracing life’s common challenges and actually progressing into the careers and lifestyle they want.

We can sometimes remain affected by the experiences of our past for many years if we do not recognize the self-image we have acquired as children. The video that follows describes Kain's exploration of the timeline of the development of belief, drawing from his own experiences to illustrate the point. This teaching may feel challenging for some learners.

In order for us to understand how we avoid taking responsibility for various areas of our lives, it's helpful to study defence mechanisms. The objective of this video is to provide you with a deeper understanding of Anna Freud's Defence Mechanisms, otherwise known as 'irresponsibility for life's tough experiences'.

The video explores a variety of common and less well known defense mechanisms that a person may deploy, along with a discussion about their own defence mechanisms and the cost associated with operating out of them: Kain and Karen share how their own defensive mechanisms affected the beginning of their marriage.

As Modern Applied Psychologists, it is important for us to become aware of how we respond to people today in light of how we have responded to significant others in the past.

This video describes the transference, countertransference, and parallel process concepts.

The term 'transference' describes the client's relationship with the therapist, as shaped by his or her own psychological structures and past, and often involves transferring feelings, attitudes and behaviours that belong to earlier significant relationships onto the therapist. With the help of Karen, Kain explains transference and countertransference in more detail.

In terms of self-knowledge, it can be said that it is founded on several distinct forms of information, all of which are so different that they establish a separate 'self'. As part of this video, Kain discusses Ulric Gustav Neisser's five levels of self-awareness, tying together many of the key concepts that have been discussed throughout the course.

The purpose of this video is to discuss some of the strengths and weaknesses of the Psychoanalytic school of thought, and to introduce a self-reflection exercise to help you think about how the ideas from the Psychoanalytic school of thought might be relevant to your own situation, circumstances or life and relationships in general.

Developing entails becoming more tomorrow than how we are today, as we learn to be responsible for our own behavior and outcomes. In this video, Kain discusses the various different areas of life in which we develop: physical; social; behavioural; psychological; cognitive; perceptual; and mature and character.

When studying the development of human beings, Jean Piaget took a cognitive approach. As Kain explains in the video, Piaget's four stages of cognitive development are sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational and formal operational. The sensorimotor stage involves an infant's cognitive development from birth until language becomes evident.

Lawrence Kohlberg was a man of the belief that moral development has nothing to do with age, and therefore, in order to develop ourselves morally, we must mature and develop our character. Kain outlines Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development in this video.

During the 20th century, Erik Erikson developed one of the most influential theories of human development. Erickson's theory was influenced by Freud's work, but it placed more emphasis on psychosocial development than psychosexual development. Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development are explained in this video. This is video 1 in a two-part series.

During the 20th century, Erik Erikson developed one of the most influential theories of human development. Erickson's theory was influenced by Freud's work, but it placed more emphasis on psychosocial development than psychosexual development. Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development are explained in this video. This is video 2 in a two-part series.

We cover a variety of self-reflection questions in this video, so you may think about how you may be able to apply what you've learned throughout this section.

The course now moves into the realm of personality in this section where we will be learning more about how to read people. Hank Eysenck was a highly respected figure for his work at the Department of Psychology at Stanford University, and in this video Kain offers a unique look into his personality model. The video is the first part of a series of two.

The course now moves into the realm of personality in this section where we will be learning more about how to read people. Hank Eysenck was a highly respected figure for his work at the Department of Psychology at Stanford University, and in this video Kain offers a unique look into his personality model. The video is the second part of a series of two.

German-born British psychologist Hans Jürgen Eysenck spent most of his professional career in Great Britain. Though he worked on other topics in psychology, he is best remembered for his work on intelligence and personality. Esyenck's ideas are well illustrated in this video by a series of self-reflection exercises.

Kain explains the connection between personality, transference, and counter-transference in this video. According to him, in most instances throughout life, in our careers and day-to-day interactions with people, we react more to people based on their personality traits than upon who they actually are in factuality.

This video presents Carl Jung's 12 Archetypes/Ego Types as a way to describe the range of human motivations. Following his discussion of virtuous living, Kain goes on to explain what it means to live a life of virtuous morality, which has less to do with the roles or ideals we fulfill in life and more to do with what motivates us to live that way. Part 1 of a two-part video.

This video presents Carl Jung's 12 Archetypes/Ego Types as a way to describe the range of human motivations. Following his discussion of virtuous living, Kain goes on to explain what it means to live a life of virtuous morality, which has less to do with the roles or ideals we fulfill in life and more to do with what motivates us to live that way. Part 2 of a two-part video.

Archetypes are defined as universal symbols that derive from the collective unconscious, as proposed by Carl Jung. With this video, we revisit the ideas of transference and counter transference once again, and explore how this concept might relate to the 12 Jungian Archetypes (as most people respond and react to people according to their ‘perceived’ archetypes rather than according to their identities).

In this video, we're introduced to an online resource that introduces the 12 archetypes of Jungian psychology. Download this resource in the additional materials section to learn about which archetype is most prevalent in your own life. You can work through it to gain clarity on your own alignment with each archetype.

Pragmatics is a branch of linguistics dedicated to understanding how statements whose truth is implicitly assumed by discourse are understood. In this video, we explore how development thinkers articulate attitudes - attitudes we can adapt to our own lives in order to connect with others effectively. This video is part 1 of 2.

Pragmatics is a branch of linguistics dedicated to understanding how statements whose truth is implicitly assumed by discourse are understood. In this video, we explore how development thinkers articulate attitudes - attitudes we can adapt to our own lives in order to connect with others effectively. This video is part 2 of 2.

In this video you will learn about the Four Domains of Developmental Intelligence and discover that self-awareness is at the core of social effectiveness. It is the level of our own self-awareness that will directly affect the extent to which we are aware of how others perceive us, and of our influence over them.

The root cause of people's destructive cycles is their inability to understand who they really are at their core. In this video Kain introduces one of his contributions to Modern Applied Psychology - the Achology Core Identity Model. This model allows us to differentiate our identity (who we are) from the things we do and how we behave.

The video shares a story from Sir Ken Robinson's 'The Element' in which he discusses the importance of working with our authentic selves, rather than limiting ourselves by our own or other identities that are imposed on us by others.

The collective unconscious is a concept originally defined by psychoanalyst Carl Jung. Sometimes referred to as the "objective psyche," it refers to the idea that a segment of the deepest unconscious mind is genetically inherited and is not shaped by personal experience. This video presents Carl Jung's concept of the collective unconscious, what he refers to as our 'knower' ; how we know when something is good or bad; how we know what's true.

The collective unconscious refers to the unconscious mind and shared mental concepts. The video explores the Six Levels of Conscious Awareness, pointing back to Carl Jung's 'Collective Unconscious' and emphasizing how we can best connect with one another.

There are many different stages of connection that we go through in our relationships, and this video explains how we can build relationships that are mature, healthy and sustainable through understanding which stages of connection we go through.

Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance. When we grieve we go through a number of stages - it turns up everywhere from palliative care units to boardrooms. This video introduces and unpacks a model introduced into the field by Elizabeth Kubler Ross, a Swedish Psychologist - the 'Kubler Ross Change Curve for Growth & Development'.

Throughout this video, we further explore the 'Kubler Ross Change Curve for Growth and Development (based upon her model for navigating life transitions or loss), illustrating how our outlook and attitude at life profoundly affect how we experience life emotionally.

Multiple intelligences is a theory first posited by Howard Gardner in 1983 that suggests human intelligence can be classified into eight modalities: visual-spatial, verbal-linguistic, musical-rhythmic, logical-mathematical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic and bodily-kinesthetic. This video unpacks H. Gardner's 'Multiple Expressions of Intelligence'.

Having a growth mindset means believing that your intelligence can be enhanced over time. A fixed mindset is the belief that intelligence is set in stone. In this video, we examine the differences between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset and how we can identify the mindset we would be more inclined to operate in.

In this video, Kain concludes this section of the course by discussing the different options available to us with regard to addressing our everyday developmental issues or concerns.