psychology - definition and how it makes us human

Question 1

types

Answer 1

Psychodynamic Theory, Behavioural Psychology, Humanist Psychology, Cognitive Psychology

Question 1

Psychodynamic Theory

Answer 1

Definition: approach to theory that focuses on resolving a patient’s conflicted conscious and unconscious feelings

Includes: Id, ego, superego, unconsious and conscous

Makes us human:
Believes that our human functioning is based upon the unconscious mind being the key to understanding human behaviour and relationships
id, ego, superego
Childhood experiences impact our behaviour/thoughts later in life
Humans have an unconscious mind that influences our conscious feelings/actions, etc
Our ability to have complex conflicts between id, ego, superego

Question 2

Behavioural Psychology

Answer 2

Definition: Belief that psychologists need empirical evidence (observation/experimentation), obtained through experimentation, to understand and change human behaviours.

Includes: Unconditional Response, Unconditioned Stimulus, Conditioned Response, Conditioned Stimulus, Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning

Makes us human:
Human behaviour is learned
We learn how to behave based on the responses we receive in our environment
We learn how to behave based on observing how other’s (parent, peers, people in the media) behave

Question 3

Humanist Psychology

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Definition: The client should be very involved in his or her own recovery, rather than relying only on the therapist’s interpretation of the issues. Empowered the client

Includes: Self-Actualization, Logotherapy, Client-Centred Therapy

Makes us human:
Inclination to seek meaning from life
Desire to reach full potential
Being aware of our responsibilities
How we learn about ourselves (personal growth), heal/achieve (fulfilment) and why we do the things we do (desire)

Question 4

Cognitive Psychology

Answer 4

Definition: Study and application of how the brain learns. Belief in and consider mental states such as beliefs, motivations, and desires

Includes: cognition

Makes us human:
Learn behaviour based on interaction and imitation
Mental processes are orderly, predictable
We all learn and retain knowledge in similar structured ways
Our internal mental processes have rules and patterns