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What are the 7 Contemporary Approaches? |
Biological Behavioral Psycho-dynamic Humanistic Cognitive Evolutionary Sociocultural |
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Biological Approach |
An approach the psychology focusing on the body, especially the brain and nervous system. |
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Neuroscience |
The scientific study of the structure, function, development, genetics and biochemistry of the nervous system, emphasizing that the brain and nervous system are central to understanding behavior, thought, and emotion. |
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Behavioral Approach |
An approach to psychology emphasizing the scientific study of observable behavioral responses and their environmental determinants. |
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Psycho-dynamic Approach |
An approach to psychology emphasizing unconscious thought, the conflict between biological drives (such as he drive for sex) and society's demands, and early childhood family experiences. Sigmund Freud |
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Psychoanalysis |
Therapeutic technique that unlocks a persons unconscious conflicts by talking about his/her childhood. |
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Humanistic Approach |
An approach to psychology emphasizing a person's positive qualities, the capacity for positive growth and the freedom to choose and destiny. |
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Cognitive Approach |
An approach to psychology emphasizing the mental processes involved in knowing" how we direct our attention, perceive, remember, think, and solve problems. |
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Evolutionary Approach |
An approach to psychology centered on evolutionary ideas such as adaption, reproduction, and natural selection as the basis for explaining specific human behaviors. |
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Socio-cultural Approach |
An approach to psychology that examines the ways on which social and cultural environments influence behavior. |