psychology enquiry 2- principles of psychology Flashcards
diversity in psychology
range of persepctives, assumptions, phenomena and conditions
proof of diversity is that the APA has … divisions
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4 perspectives of psych
biological
social
developmental
cognitive
biological mechansims
development of psychoactive drugs, brain imagine
= experimental and observational, PET, FMRI, EEG
too reductionistic
**cognitive perspective **
ppl viewed as…
arose because of…
methods=
information-processing systems
technological advances
experimental
biological and cognitive explinations are basically just…
different levels of the same explanation
developmental perspective
ppl viewd as…
arose with…
method=
developing individuals, later stages effected by earlier stages
interest in optimal human functioning and nature vs nurture
= effects of early events on late ones
social perspective
ppl seen as…
arose from…
method=
operating in their social context
sociological traditions and concern with reducing conflict
= processes between ppl, social interactions
biological perspective of depression
imbalance of serotonin
genetics
antiepressants
irregularities in metabolism (post mortem)
cognitive perspective of depression
cognitive dissonance - changing beliefs
cognitive triad
negative beliefs
CBT
social persepctive of depression
lonliness, lack of social interaction
external factors eg. traumatic events
Socioeconomic status eg. poverty
developmental perspective of depression
early childhood trauma
sensitive periods, priming in brain, critical windows
Complementary=
Co-existing=
Contradicting=
Complementary: One explanation fills in exactly how the process postulated by the other occurs.
Co-existing: The two explanations neither contradict nor enhance one another
Contradicting: The two explanations make claims that cannot all be true simultaneously.
