Psychological Perspectives: Humanist Perspectives Flashcards

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Humanists beliefs

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Humanist believe that we choose most of our behaviors and these choices are guided by physiological ,emotional or ,spiritual needs.

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The humanists

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Including theorists Abraham Maslow and carl rogers,stresses individual choice and free will.

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Deterministic behaviorists

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Behaviorists are supporters of determinism because they believe that the environment is the only determinant of behavior.

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Psycho analytical perspective

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Believe that the unconscious mind controls much of our thoughts and actions.

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Bio psychology perspective

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Explain human thought and behaviour strictly in terms of biological processes. Human cognition and reactions might be caused by effects of our genes,hormones and neurotransmitters in the brain or a combination of all three.

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Evolutionary perspective

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Examine thoughts and actions in terms of natural selection.

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Behavioral perspective

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Behaviourists explain human thought and behaviour in terms of conditioning. They look strictly at observable behaviour s and human and animal responses to different kind of stimuli. They look at what behaviour was rewarded for.

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Cognitive perspective

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Examine human thought and behaviour in terms of how we interpret,process and remember environmental events.

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Social cultural perspective

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Look at hoe our thoughts and behaviours vary between cultures. They emphasize the influence culture has on the way we think and act.

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Biopyschosocial perspective

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Acknowledges that’s human thinking and behaviour results from combination of biological ,psychological and social factors.

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