1. Lesson 3

2. Six main perspectives characterize modern psychology: the biological, cognitive, psychodynamic, humanistic, behavioral and socio-cultural views

3. Biological Psychodynamic Sociocultural Cognitive Behavioral Humanistic

4. View of Human Nature: We are complex systems that respond to hereditary and environmental influences What Determines Behavior: Neural structures, biochemistry, and inborn responses to external cues Question for Study: How do heredity, the nervous system, and the endocrine system produce behavior and mental processes? Perspective Biological Psychodynamic Sociocultural Cognitive Behavioral Humanistic

5. View of Human Nature: People are information- processing systems What Determines Behavior: Mental interpretation of our experience Question for Study: How do mental processes, including sensation, perception, learning, memory, and language, influence behavior? Perspective Biological Psychodynamic Sociocultural Cognitive Behavioral Humanistic

6. View of Human Nature: We are driven by dark forces of the unconscious Perspective What Determines Behavior: Unconscious needs, conflicts, repressed memories, and childhood experiences Question for Study: How does the energy generated in the unconscious mind motivate our actions and account for mental disorders? Biological Psychodynamic Sociocultural Cognitive Behavioral Humanistic

7. View of Human Nature: Emphasizes human growth and potential Perspective What Determines Behavior: The influence of self-concept, perceptions, and interpersonal relationships, and on need for personal growth Question for Study: How can humanistic theory be applied to enhance mental health through counseling and therapy? Biological Psychodynamic Sociocultural Cognitive Behavioral Humanistic

8. View of Human Nature: Behavior is primarily shaped by learning Perspective What Determines Behavior: Stimulus cues and our history of rewards and punishments Questions for Study: What are the “laws” that associate our responses with stimulus conditions? How can they be applied to improve the human condition? Biological Psychodynamic Sociocultural Cognitive Behavioral Humanistic

9. View of Human Nature: People are social animals, so human behavior must be interpreted in social context Perspective What Determines Behavior: Cultures, social norms and expectations, social learning Questions for Study: Under what conditions is the social and cultural situation predictive of behavior? How are social influences different across cultures? Biological Psychodynamic Sociocultural Cognitive Behavioral Humanistic