AP Psych - Psychological Perspectives

Behavioral

Certain behaviors learned from others/environment

Psychoanalytical

Unconscious motives and experiences in early childhood that govern personality and mental disorders

Humanistic

Emphasize an individual’s full potential and maximize their well-being

Cognitive

How internal thoughts and feelings influence behavior

Ex: negative past events that influence an individual’s behavior in the present

Biological

Thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are caused by a physical factor going on in the body ex: hormones, genetics, nervous system

Evolutionary

Habits and traits that helped your ancestors survived got passed down to you - survival of the fittest

Socio-cultural (social)

Social influences the way we behave, think, develop, and feel