According to contemporary psychology there are seven primary perspectives that an individual can use to analyze and study another individual’s behavior; these are, the Psychodynamic perspective, the Behavioral perspective, the Humanistic perspective, the Cognitive perspective, the Socio-cultural perspective, the Biopsychological perspective and lastly, the Evolutionary perspective. All seven points of view possess ways of thinking that make them unique from one another. However, this does not mean that there is one absolute, overarching perspective that proves the others wrong but rather, it means that each of them are right in their own way. The easiest way to distinguish one from another is to analyze certain situations using some of the
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The Psychodynamic perspective says that a person behaves the way they do because they have subconscious, driving forces that influence them. So, despite the presence of external substances, the way Cook and his friend acted could possibly be a manifestation of those unconscious motivations and desires. The act of them masturbating on the sidewalk could be interpreted as the expression of their sexual frustrations and, the act of behaving like gorillas could be interpreted as them trying to assert their dominance. Furthermore, maybe everything they’re doing, including taking substances into their bodies, is a call for attention and that want people to notice them or a cry to be cared for because, maybe they were neglected as children. Although my analysis of this theory rests solely on assumption, I believe that it accurately conveys what the Psychodynamic perspective is all about. Although I only discussed two of the seven modern perspectives on Psychology I believe they accurately show an example of the unique characteristics of each of them and flesh out the Biopsychological and Psychodynamic perspectives as well as demonstrating that these perspectives can relate to one another. Although the explanations I have made may not be right because I haven’t really had the chance to discuss it with the people involved it shows the practical use of the different perspectives which is to comprehend how different people behave and the reasoning behind their
The Psychodynamic perspective says that a person behaves the way they do because they have subconscious, driving forces that influence them. So, despite the presence of external substances, the way Cook and his friend acted could possibly be a manifestation of those unconscious motivations and desires. The act of them masturbating on the sidewalk could be interpreted as the expression of their sexual frustrations and, the act of behaving like gorillas could be interpreted as them trying to assert their dominance. Furthermore, maybe everything they’re doing, including taking substances into their bodies, is a call for attention and that want people to notice them or a cry to be cared for because, maybe they were neglected as children. Although my analysis of this theory rests solely on assumption, I believe that it accurately conveys what the Psychodynamic perspective is all about. Although I only discussed two of the seven modern perspectives on Psychology I believe they accurately show an example of the unique characteristics of each of them and flesh out the Biopsychological and Psychodynamic perspectives as well as demonstrating that these perspectives can relate to one another. Although the explanations I have made may not be right because I haven’t really had the chance to discuss it with the people involved it shows the practical use of the different perspectives which is to comprehend how different people behave and the reasoning behind their