0.1 Vocab; Perspectives of Psychology

behavioral

believes that our actions are focused on learned habits and prior conditioning, particularly through observation, punishment and reinforcement

biological

deals with the relationship between psychology and the body; how hormones, neurotransmitters and neurophysiology affect our thoughts, behaviors and emotions 

biopsychosocial

an integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological and social cultural levels of analysis

cognitive

it emphasizes mental processes in perception. memory, language, problem solving and other areas of behavior

evolutionary

it emphasizes the inherited, adaptive aspects of behavior and mental processes; natural selection

humanistic 

it emphasizes a person’s positive qualities, the capacity for positive growth and the freedom to choose any destiny 

sociocultural 

focuses on the relationship between where we live, culture and psychology

psychodynamic

based on the view that behavior is motivated by unconscious inner forces over which the individual has little control