7 Psychological Approaches

Question 1

What are the 7 Psychological Approaches

Answer 1

Biological, Evolutionary, Psychodynamic, Behavioral, Cognitive, Humanistic and Social-Cultural

Question 2

What is the Biological Approach?

Answer 2

The biological approach emphasizes a person’s genetic, medical and neurological factors in influencing their behaviour.

Question 3

What is the Evolutionary Approach?

Answer 3

Based on Darwinism and emphasizes on how behaviour and mental processes have adapted for survival

Question 4

What is the Psychodynamic Approach?

Answer 4

Founded by Freud and believes that behaviour usually comes from unconscious drives (usually stemming from childhood)

Question 5

What is the Behavioral Approach?

Answer 5

Founded by Watson and emphasizes the connection between beharior and positive and negative feedback

Question 6

What is the Cognitive Approach?

Answer 6

The cognitive approach looks at the mental processes of the individual. It believes a persons difficulties arise from false perceptions of reality

Question 7

What is the Humanistic Approach?

Answer 7

The humanistic approach beleives a person tries to satisfy basic needs for living and strives for personal acheivment. It also belevies a persons self concept is important

Question 8

What is the Social-Cultural Approach?

Answer 8

How culture influences how we think and act