Psychological Perspectives Flashcards

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Psychodynamic / Freudian Perspective

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  • When human beings are born they are essentially animals
  • They are socialized by their parents to be functioning members of society largely in the first five years of life
  • The expectations, beliefs, and pressures are pushed into unconscious, and manifest in different ways throughout the rest of a person’s life
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Behavioral Perspective

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  • Behavior that has been rewarded will be repeated
  • Behavior that has been punished will diminish
  • Behaviorists believe that thoughts and feelings don’t matter - we act in the way that we do because of how we’ve learned to act in previous environments
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Humanistic Perspectives

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  • Every person in born with potential
  • How we feel about ourselves, and what we believe about ourselves, shapes the decisions we make
  • Our self-esteem is influenced by what we believe about ourselves that determines the choices we make
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Cognitive Perspective

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  • Believes there is a cycle of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
  • Our conscious thoughts are often automatic, but can be changed
  • Believes that patterns of thought are the basis for out behaviors
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Biological Perspectives

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  • Believes that behavior is based on physiological processes

- Believes that brain structure, hormones, neurotransmitters, etc influence our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors

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Socio-cultural Perspective

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  • Believes our behavior is shaped by our immediate and cultural environments
  • Takes into account the conditions in which we exhibit behavior
  • Also factors in cultural norms, expectations and beliefs
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