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What is psychology?
The scientific study of behaviors and mental processes.
Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic
focuses on how past experiences and the unconscious mind impact our behavior (past experiences like trauma)
Cognitive
focuses on behaviors thinking and how behavior comes from what we already know/expect (using stored info/memories to make decisions and solve problems)
Behavioral
focuses on how outside factors influence behavior (what happens when i do this? will people like it? or not? positive or not?)
Humanistic
focuses on relationships and helping clients reach their full potential and gain insight into their own feelings. (i have to do this to get better/succeed)
Biological
focuses on how nature and your biological processes influence and explain behavior (stuff happening IN the brain)
Evolutionary
Behavior driven by desire to survive and reproduce (primitive desires like attracting mates in animalistic ways…yuck…)
Socio-cultural
focuses on how behavior is influenced by society and cultures (how the people we’re around shapes our mindset)