1. Origins of the Psychological Approaches
Biological
Behavioural
Cognitive
Humanistic
Psychodynamic

2. Psychodynamic approach
Learning Approach.
Behaviourism
Social Learning Theory
Origins of Psychology
Psychological Approaches
Cognitive approach
Biological Approach
Biopsychology
Psychodynamic approach
Humanistic approach

3. Origins of Psychology
Draw a timeline as shown below and complete it as we go along. Include the year and what happened that year.
400B.C. 21st century

4. Let’s Summarise Use your timeline
Identify the origins of the approaches
Use the classroom library to help you.
Get students to each summarise from their notes orally what happened in the life of Psychology from 400 B.C to the present day.

5. Origins of Psychology
400 B.C
Plato coined the term ‘Psyche’ to describe the mind and soul.

6. 1879 What do you know happened in Psychological history in this year?
Hint: Father of Psychology
What did he do?
He ensured psychological investigations were highly scientific by using
Standardised instructions given to all participants. (Who are participants?), which allowed procedures to be replicated.

7. 1886 Developed ‘Psychoanalysis’ Provided Psychotherapy in Austria
Sigmund Freud
Developed ‘Psychoanalysis’
Provided Psychotherapy in Austria
Emphasised the importance of the unconscious mind.

8. 1839 Charles Darwin Natural selection and the Theory of Evolution.
Survival of the Fitest.

9. 1913
Behaviourism is established by Watson and later by Skinner. Its popularity enables it to dominate Psychology for 50 years.

10. 1954 Free will &self determination are seen as very important.
This ‘third force’ in Psychology rejected behaviour & psychodynamic approach.

11. 1963
Bandura proposes the Social Learning Theory which provides a link between the new cognitive approach and the traditional behavioural approach.

12. 1980 onwards
Biological approach begins to use brain and biological processes, to establish itself as the main scientific approach in Psychology.

13. Near the 21st Century
Cognitive neuroscience links the ……………….. Approach and the …………………….approach.

14. Why study approaches?
They provide a general view of what causes behaviour.
Why do teenagers love taking selfies?
Why do you like chocolate cake?

15. Make a Museum Exhibit
Use the Library at the back of the classroom and the play dough to create
A informative display card
A museum artefact

16. Prep – check your understanding
Using your class notes and researching online, produce an informative display card for your museum exhibit. a photo of your exhibit to Due