History and Approaches Unit 1 History and Approaches
Module 2 – Big Issues and Approaches
Module 2 Objectives SWBAT: Compare and contrast perspectives within psychology from 1885 onward
The First Question, The Oldest Question Nature-nurture issue Biology vs. experience “Which came first?” History: Greeks questioned if the mind affected the body, or if the body affected the mind. Locke argued that all were born w/o experience Natural selection the traits best suited to survival pass on to the next generation
The First Question, The Oldest Question Nature-nurture issue Biology vs. experience “Which came first?” History: Greeks questioned if the mind affected the body, or if the body affected the mind. Locke argued that all were born w/o experience Natural selection the traits best suited to survival pass on to the next generation
The First Question, The Oldest Question Nature-nurture issue Biology vs. experience “Which came first?” History: Greeks questioned if the mind affected the body, or if the body affected the mind. Locke argued that all were born w/o experience Natural selection the traits best suited to survival pass on to the next generation
Everybody Thinks THEY’RE Right Behavioral perspective Biological perspective Cognitive perspective Evolutionary perspective Humanistic perspective Psychodynamic perspective Social-cultural perspective
The Biopsychosocial Approach 3 Levels of Analysis Biological Psychological Social-cultural Biopsychosocial Approach Examines the problem or behavior from three POV
The Biopsychosocial Approach