I CAN Differentiate the major psychological viewpoints and APPLY them to a celebrity “patient.”
Explaining Charlie using the 9 Modern Perspectives: Biological Behavioral Developmental Sociocultural Cognitive Evolutionary/ Sociobiological Psychodynamic Trait Humanistic
Nine Modern Perspectives of Psychology Biological Developmental Cognitive Psychodynamic Humanistic Behavioral Sociocultural Evolutionary/ Sociobiological Trait Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 28
Evolutionary/ Sociobiological Perspective View of Human Nature: Natural influences personalities, behaviors and abilities Biological Developmental Cognitive Psychodynamic What Determines Behavior: 1. Neural structures 2. Biochemistry 3. Inborn responses to external cues Humanistic Behavioral Sociocultural Evolutionary/ Sociobiological Trait Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 28
Perspective Biological Developmental Cognitive View of Human Nature: Behavior is developed and adapted over time Psychodynamic Humanistic Behavioral What Determines Behavior: Natural selection Sociocultural Evolutionary Trait Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 34
Evolutionary/ Sociobiological Perspective View of Human Nature: We undergo predictable patterns of change throughout our entire life span Biological Developmental Cognitive Psychodynamic What Determines Behavior: The interaction between heredity-genes and environment Humanistic Behavioral Sociocultural Evolutionary/ Sociobiological Trait Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 29
Evolutionary/ Sociobiological Perspective Biological View of Human Nature: People are information-processing systems Developmental Cognitive What Determines Behavior: Mental interpretation of our experience Psychodynamic Humanistic Behavioral Sociocultural Evolutionary/ Sociobiological Trait Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 30
Evolutionary/ Sociobiological Perspective Biological View of Human Nature: We are driven by dark forces of the unconscious Developmental Cognitive Psychodynamic Humanistic What Determines Behavior: Unconscious needs, conflicts, repressed memories, and childhood experiences Behavioral Sociocultural Evolutionary/ Sociobiological Trait Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 31
Evolutionary/ Sociobiological Perspective Biological Developmental View of Human Nature: Emphasizes human growth, potential and free will Cognitive Psychodynamic Humanistic Behavioral What Determines Behavior: The influence of self-concept, perceptions, and interpersonal relationships, and on need for personal growth Sociocultural Evolutionary/ Sociobiological Trait Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 31
Evolutionary/ Sociobiological Perspective Biological View of Human Nature: Behavior is primarily shaped by learning Developmental Cognitive Psychodynamic What Determines Behavior: Stimulus cues and our history of rewards and punishments Humanistic Behavioral Sociocultural Environment causes behavior…not the mind or biology Evolutionary/ Sociobiological Trait Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 33
Evolutionary/ Sociobiological Perspective View of Human Nature: People are social animals, so human behavior must be interpreted in the social context from a cultural perspective Biological Developmental Cognitive Psychodynamic What Determines Behavior: Cultures Social norms Expectations Social learning Humanistic Behavioral Sociocultural Evolutionary/ Sociobiological How are humans alike…and how are they different Trait Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 34
Evolutionary/ Sociobiological Perspective View of Human Nature: Individual differences result from differences in our underlying patterns of stable characteristics…or traits Biological Developmental Cognitive Psychodynamic What Determines Behavior: Each person’s unique combination of traits Humanistic Behavioral Sociocultural Evolutionary/ Sociobiological Personality tests Trait Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 34
CAN I Differentiate the major psychological viewpoints and APPLY them to a celebrity “patient?”