Humanistic Perspective Analysis

Psychology has seven modern perspectives, however, only three will be used to address Jake’s diagnoses. The three perspectives that will be focused on are behavioral, cognitive, and humanistic. There are both similarities and differences between each of these approaches. Behavioral perspective uses classical and operant conditioning to focus on how behavioral responses are learned. Cognitive perspective places emphasis on thought processes, perception, language, memory, learning, intelligence, and problem solving. Last, humanistic perspective concentrates on self-actualization, the human potential, and free will.
Behavioral perspective presumes that anxious behavioral reactions are learned. This perspective may suggest behavioral therapy be