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?