Psychology I-Mrs. Norris Mon/Tues, Feb. 27/28 "… nothing will change unless or until those who control resources have the wisdom to venture off the beaten path of exclusive reliance on biomedicine as the only approach to health care“ -George Engel, physician who developed the Biopsychosocial approach (as cited in Comparing The Biomedical And Biopsychosocial Health Models 2008)  Please get out:  your textbook  the graphic organizer that you made for Ch 1, Sec 4  Two writing implements that are different colors

Chapter 1: What is Psychology? The Big Idea: – Originating in ancient times, psychology is a science consisting of many different fields that study human behavior and mental processes. Essential Question: – What are current perspectives in Psychology? Objective: – Evaluate current perspectives in psychology.

Agenda 1.Chapter 1, Section 4: Current Perspectives in Psychology-finish 2.Chapter 1 Summative Assessment 3.To Prepare for class Wed/Thurs, Feb 29/March 1: 1. Read Ch 2, Sec 1 2. Define the key terms & draw a picture that illustrates the steps of the scientific process.

The Role of the Mind What is the humanistic perspective? Do you agree with the behaviorists’ criticisms of humanistic psychology? What is the psychoanalytic perspective? How might Sigmund Freud interpret the outbreak of a riot at a soccer game?

Do you agree with this classification?

The Role of Experience What is the learning perspective? Why might a student become confused when studying psychological perspectives about how learning influences behavior? What is the sociocultral perspective? What does social-learning theory suggest about environments? Do you agree with the behaviorist position about consciousness?

The Biopsychosocial Perspective Who developed the model for the biopsychosocial perspective? How might the biopsychosocial perspective be summarized?

Section 4: Contemporary Psychological Perspectives Why do you think there are so many different perspectives in contemporary psychology? Do you think it is important for a psychological researcher to be well-informed about research that represents perspectives other than his or her own? Does all psychological research have to be based on one single perspective?

Section 4: Contemporary Psychological Perspectives Which perspective(s) do you find most important, useful and/or interesting? Why? Which perspective(s) do you find the least important, useful, and/or interesting? Why? Which perspective do you think will be most favored by researchers in the next 5-10 years? Why would a contemporary psychologist prefer one perspective over the others? Do you think that contemporary psychologists should have to choose one perspective? Why or why not?

Ch 1, Sec 4 Closure  On your piece of paper that you have been writing on, please answer… – What are current perspectives in Psychology?  Turn in your graphic organizer and your answer to the above to the cones when you are done.

Ch 1 Summative Assessment Please read pages in your textbook You will receive: – A rubric – An assignment/work sheet

References Comparing The Biomedical And Biopsychosocial Health Models. (2008). TS-Si. Retrieved from: comparing-the-biomedical-and- biopsychosocial-health-models