perspectives in psychology

What are they:

A different way of understanding human behavior and mental processing 

Perspectives that exist in psych:

There are 8 perspectives 

• Psychodynamic

  • Sigmund Freud

  • Focus on the unconscious mind and behavior shaping due to adverse early experienced

• Behaviorism 

  • Observable behavior and the way that it is learned through experience and environment positive and negative reaction 

• humanistic 

  • How humans act due to free and human nature and self-actualization

• Cognitive

  • The internal mental processing like thinking memory and problem-solving 

• Biological:

  • That a mental processing and behaviors due to one's genetic makeup 

• Evolutionary

  •  The adaptation to serve as a service mechanism 

• Sociocultural 

  • How a culture and norms can influence behavior or perception 

• Biopsychosocial 

  • Blends biological and psychological to create a comprehensive conclusion