Psychology is the study of mental and behavioral processes.

Psychology is the study of Psychology is the study of mental and behavioral mental and behavioral

processes.processes.

The Biological PerspectiveThe Biological Perspective

– Behavior is Behavior is influenced influenced by:by:

– GeneticsGenetics– Brain Brain

ChemistryChemistry– HeredityHeredity

The Behavioral The Behavioral PerspectivePerspective

Behavior is Behavior is learnedlearned from from our our environment. environment.

Conditioned… Conditioned… Rewarded…Rewarded…

Mimicked Mimicked

The Psychoanalytic The Psychoanalytic PerspectivePerspective

Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud believed that the believed that the two primary two primary unconsciousunconscious motivating forces motivating forces were sex and were sex and aggression.aggression.

Unconscious Unconscious processes include processes include repressed fears, repressed fears, and desires.and desires.

The Cognitive PerspectiveThe Cognitive Perspective

Attempt to help Attempt to help patients by patients by analyzing the analyzing the moods and moods and thoughts that thoughts that surround a surround a given behavior.given behavior.

The therapist The therapist would attempt to would attempt to change the change the patient’s internal patient’s internal sentences.sentences.

The Phenomenological The Phenomenological PerspectivePerspective

All behavior is All behavior is motivated by a motivated by a conscious choice conscious choice to to self actualize self actualize (maximize one’s (maximize one’s potential.)potential.)

CARL ROGERS

You are a blooming Flower

Problems & PerspectivesProblems & Perspectives

ANOREXIAANOREXIA Biological?Biological? Behavioral?Behavioral?

Psychoanalytic?Psychoanalytic? Humanistic?Humanistic? Cognitive?Cognitive?

PsychoanalytPsychoanalyticic

The anorexic wants to The anorexic wants to return to a child-like statereturn to a child-like state

Delay or Deny sexual Delay or Deny sexual developmentdevelopment

A death wishA death wish

Humanist Humanist ( Phenomenological)( Phenomenological)

Anorexic gains feeling of Anorexic gains feeling of love and attentionlove and attention

Self-worth through food Self-worth through food control.control.

Problems & PerspectivesProblems & Perspectives

ALCOHOL ABUSEALCOHOL ABUSE BiologicalBiological BehavioralBehavioral PsychoanalyticPsychoanalytic HumanistHumanist CognitiveCognitive

PsychoanalytiPsychoanalytic c

Alcohol is used as an unconscious Alcohol is used as an unconscious way to release anxietyway to release anxiety

Does it mask a deeper problem?Does it mask a deeper problem?

HumanistHumanist

Alcohol gives one a false sense of Alcohol gives one a false sense of worth.worth.

User gains community, love.User gains community, love.

CognitivCognitivee

What are the internal processes at What are the internal processes at work during drinking episodes?work during drinking episodes?

Problems & PerspectivesProblems & Perspectives

AGGRESSIONAGGRESSION Biological?Biological? Behavioral?Behavioral? Psychoanalytic?Psychoanalytic? Humanist?Humanist? Cognitive?Cognitive?

PsychoanalyticPsychoanalytic

Unconscious aggression emergingUnconscious aggression emerging

HumanistHumanist

Is it a method to gain Is it a method to gain attention?attention?

Planned? Goal Driven?Planned? Goal Driven?

CognitiveCognitive

What events trigger aggressive What events trigger aggressive outbursts?outbursts?