Psych Approaches
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 behavioral approach | focuses on measuring and recording observable behavior in relation to the environment |
| psychoanalytic/psychodynamic approach | focuses on unconscious internal conflicts to explain mental disorders, personality, and motivation |
| humanistic approach | free will and potential for personal growth guide behavior and mental processes |
| biological approach | complex chemical and biological processes within the nervous and endocrine systems are related to the behavior of organisms |
| evolutionary approach | behavior is determined by natural selection, it has developed and adapted over time |
| cognitive approach | emphasize importance of receiving, storing, and processing info;of thinking and reasoning; and of language |
| sociocultural approach | studies the influence of cultural and ethnic similarities and differences on behavioral social functioning |
| behavioral psychologists | Ivan Pavlov, John B. Watson, B.F. Skinner, E.L. Thorndike |
| psychoanalytic psychologists | Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Alfred Adler, Karen Horney, Heinz Kohut |
| Humanistic psychologists | Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers |
| Biological psychologists | Weber, Fechner and von Helmholtz |
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