This document provides an overview of psychophysiology. It defines psychophysiology as the study of the interrelationships between physiological and psychological aspects of behavior. The document discusses the fields of psychology, physiology, neuroscience and their relationships to psychophysiology. It provides several definitions of psychophysiology from literature. The document also briefly outlines the history and methodology of psychophysiology, including its application in clinical diagnosis and treatment.
This document provides an overview of psychophysiology. It defines psychophysiology as the study of the interrelationships between physiological and psychological aspects of behavior. The document discusses the fields of psychology, physiology, neuroscience and their relationships to psychophysiology. It provides several definitions of psychophysiology from literature. The document also briefly outlines the history and methodology of psychophysiology, including its application in clinical diagnosis and treatment.
This document provides an overview of psychophysiology. It defines psychophysiology as the study of the interrelationships between physiological and psychological aspects of behavior. The document discusses the fields of psychology, physiology, neuroscience and their relationships to psychophysiology. It provides several definitions of psychophysiology from literature. The document also briefly outlines the history and methodology of psychophysiology, including its application in clinical diagnosis and treatment.
This document provides an overview of psychophysiology. It defines psychophysiology as the study of the interrelationships between physiological and psychological aspects of behavior. The document discusses the fields of psychology, physiology, neuroscience and their relationships to psychophysiology. It provides several definitions of psychophysiology from literature. The document also briefly outlines the history and methodology of psychophysiology, including its application in clinical diagnosis and treatment.
Based on slides from Bruce Friedman @ Virginia Tech
Revised by Ben Allen on 8/24/2022
What is psychophysiology? What is psychochology? What is physiology? What is neuroscience? Breakout rooms Psychology: the scientific study of the mind, behavior, and cognition
Physiology: The study of one or more biological mechanisms of all organisms and the examination of their physical properties.
Neuroscience: a multidisciplinary scientific study that
analyzes the structure and function of the nervous system of an organism Psychophysiology & Neuroscience Definitions & Distinctions Neuroscience scientific study of the nervous system
Neuropharmacology Biopsychologists are neuroscientists
Neuroanatomy who bring knowledge of Neurophysiology behavioral research and methods Neurochemistry Neuroendocrinology Physiological Psychology Neuropathology Psychophysiology Psychopharmacology Comparative Psychology Neuropsychology (Pinel, 2010) Cognitive Neuroscience Psychology & Psychophysiology “Psychology and its intersecting disciplines: Psychology and the Neurosciences” (Koch & Leary, 1992)
Psychology Neuroscience scientific study of behavior
Biopsychology (Biological Psychology)
biological approach to psychology Behavioral Neuroscience
Psychophysiology specific approach to Cognitive/Affective/ biopsychology Social/ Clinical/Developmental/etc. Neuroscience study of the neural basis of cognition, etc. Koch, S., & Leary, D. E. (1992). [Introduction to] A Century of Psychology as Science. American Psychological Association. Neuroeconomics Psychophysiology defined ○ “…any research in which the dependent variable is a physiological measure and the independent variable is a behavioral one” (Stern, 1964) Psychophysiology defined ○ “…study of the interrelationships between physiological & psychological aspects of behavior” (Sternbach, 1966) ○ Psychophysiology defined ○ “…study of psychological processes in the intact organisms as a whole by unobtrusively measured physiological processes…” (Furedy, 1983) Psychophysiology defined ○ “…theoretical & empirical relationships among bodily processes & psychological factors” (Ackles, Jennings, & Coles, 1985) Psychophysiology defined ○ “...study of social, psychological, and behavioral phenomena as related to & revealed through physiological principles and events” (Cacioppo &Tassinary, 1990) Psychophysiology defined ○ “...study of brain-behavior relationships in the framework of peripheral & central processes” (Hugdahl, 1995) Sexual Psychophysiology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVA0NQkI9QQ ● Neuroscience journals: examples-- ○ Annual Review of Neuroscience ○ Neuron ● Psychophysiology journals: examples-- ○ Psychophysiology ○ Biological Psychology How to find psychophysiological articles Gross, J. J. (2002). Emotion regulation: Affective, cognitive, and social consequences. Psychophysiology, 39, 281-291. Gross, J. J. (2002). Emotion regulation: Affective, cognitive, and social consequences. Psychophysiology, 39, 281-291. Schwartz, G. E. (1981). A Systems Analysis of Psychobiology and Behavior Therapy: Implications for Behavioral Medicine. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 159-184. Schwartz, G. E. (1981). A Systems Analysis of Psychobiology and Behavior Therapy: Implications for Behavioral Medicine. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 159-184. Skinner’s old nemesis, Noam Chomsky, was fond of saying,
“Psychology is no more the science of behavior
than physics is the science of meter reading.”
The whole point of psychology is to use behavioral evidence
to learn something about mental structures and processes.
J. F. Kihlstrom, personal communication, October 16, 1995
Miller, G. A. (1996). How we think about cognition, emotion, and biology in psychopathology. Psychophysiology, 33(6), 615-628. How does the APA define "psychology"?
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. The
discipline embraces all aspects of the human experience — from the functions of the brain to the actions of nations, from child development to care for the aged. In every conceivable setting from scientific research centers to mental healthcare services, "the understanding of behavior" is the enterprise of psychologists. https://www.apa.org/support/about-apa?item=7 Ch. 1: Psychophysiology ● Psychophysiology is a subject of study & an approach ■ Theoretical & methodological aspects ■ Mental events and bodily processes ■ Organism as unified whole; "mind” "body" distinction for understanding & study ■ No disembodied psychological phenomena ■ Monism: mind & body are functionally unified; organism viewed at multiple bio-behavioral levels Methodology ● Assumptions underlying methods ○ Human subjects & noninvasive measures ○ Basic & applied contexts ● Basic research ○ Window into covert psychophysiological activity (inaccessible by self-report or direct observation): ■ Subtle emotion via facial EMG ■ HR changes & attention ■ EOG reveals dreaming during REM ■ ERP responses to novel stimuli Applied psychophysiology ● Clinical Diagnosis & treatment assessment ○ Anxiety assoc. w/ poor SC habituation, low HR variability (low specificity) ○ More important in basic research on psychopathology ○ Biofeedback: direct application of psychophysiological measures in treatment ■ EEG neurofeedback for autism spectrum disorders ● Polygraphy: “lie detection” ● Psychophysiology and Marketing: http://www.sandsresearch.com/ Long past ● Plato: philosophical approach to the mind-body relationship ○ Parallels in eastern approaches (e.g., “chi”) ■ Empirical approach: Erasistratos, Galen, Ibn Sina ○ The birth of electrophysiology ■ Galvani: muscles produce an electrical potential ■ Charcot, Fere: changes in skin resistance assoc./w “hysteria” ■ Jung: skin resistance changes & the word association task ○ Instrumentation: ■ Einthoven: String galvanometer & the ECG ■ Berger: EEG ■ Contemporary: PC-based psychophysiology Short history ● 1950s ○ Pioneering psychophysiologists meet informally, lead by R.C. Davis ■ Al Ax publishes newsletter for group (1955) ● 1960: Society for Psychophysiological Research organized ○ 1st president: Chester Darrow ■ 1961: 1st annual meeting (New York) ■ 1964: 1st issue of Psychophysiology ■ 2010: 50th Anniversary meeting (Portland, OR) ■ 2022: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada https://sprweb.org/page/2022_Annual_Meeting Biobreak (5 minutes) Return at 12:26
Teodosio Giacolini (Editor), Cristiana Pirrongelli (Editor) - Neuropsychoanalysis of The Inner Mind - A Biological Understanding of Human Mental Function-Routledge (2021)
(Perspectives in Social Psychology) John H. Berg, Valerian J. Derlega (Auth.), Valerian J. Derlega, John H. Berg (Eds.) - Self-Disclosure - Theory, Research, and Therapy-Springer US (1987) PDF
Teodosio Giacolini (Editor), Cristiana Pirrongelli (Editor) - Neuropsychoanalysis of The Inner Mind - A Biological Understanding of Human Mental Function-Routledge (2021)
(Perspectives in Social Psychology) John H. Berg, Valerian J. Derlega (Auth.), Valerian J. Derlega, John H. Berg (Eds.) - Self-Disclosure - Theory, Research, and Therapy-Springer US (1987) PDF
