History of Psychology and Psychological Perspectives

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Flashcards covering psychological perspectives including Humanist, Psychodynamic, and Biopsychology.

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Humanist Perspective

Stresses individual choice and free will, contrasting with deterministic behaviorists.

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Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers

Key theorists in the Humanistic Perspective who emphasized individual choice.

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Psychodynamic Perspective

Focuses on the unconscious mind and how it controls much of our thought and action.

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Psychoanalysts

Examine the unconscious mind through dream analysis, word association, and other techniques.

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Biopsychology (or Neuroscience) Perspective

Explains human thought and behavior in terms of biological processes such as genes, hormones, and neurotransmitters.