🩵 Chapter 1: 6 Key Theoretical Perspectives

Question 1

Theoretical Perspectives

Answer 1

1- Psychodynamic
2- Behavioral
3- Humanistic
4- Cognitive
5- Neuroscience
6- Sociocultural

Question 2

Psychodynamic Perspective

Answer 2

Belief: unconscious impulses and conflicts drive behavior

What Matters: childhood experiences

Question 3

Behavioral Perspective

Answer 3

Belief: environment causes observable behavior, thoughts/feelings NOT important

What Matters: rewards, punishments and association

Question 3

Humanistic Perspective

Answer 3

Belief: we have an inborn capacity for personal growth

What Matters: free will, self-acualization

Question 4

Self-Actualization

Answer 4

desire/drive to become best possible self

Question 5

Cognitive Perspective

Answer 5

Belief: our thoughts & perceptions influence our behavior

What Matters: mental processes (thinking)

Question 6

Neuroscience Perspective

Answer 6

Belief: brain controls how we think, feel and behave

What Matters: bodies, brain, biology

Question 7

Sociocultural Perspective

Answer 7

Belief: social and cultural factors impact thoughts and behavior

What Matters: other people

Question 8

Eclectic

Answer 8

something made up of more than one idea