Comtemporary Psychology Perspectives

The perspective developed by Sigmund Freud, which assumes that psychological problems are the result of repressed feelings, thoughts, or memories in the unconscious mind

• Humanistic Perspective

• Psychoanalytic Perspective

• Behavioural Perspective

Stresses the human capacity for self-fulfillment and the importance of consciousness, self-awareness and the capacity to make choices

• Humanistic Perspective

• Biological Perspective

• Cognitive Perspective

The approach that suggests observable, measurable behavior should be the focus of study. People behave a certain way based on observations, conditioning, reinforcements, or punishments.

• Psychoanalytic Perspective

• Biological Perspective

• Behavioral Perspective

The psychological perspective that emphasizes the influence of biology (i.e. genes, neurotransmitters, or hormones) on behavior.

• Biological Perspective

• Evolutionary Perspective

• Sociocultural Perspective

A psychological approach that emphasizes mental processes in perception, memory, language, problem solving and other areas of behavior

• Evolutionary Perspective

• Cognitive Perspective

• Sociocultural Perspective

These psychologists examine human thoughts and behaviors in terms of natural selection for survival

• Biological Perspective

• Cognitive Perspective

• Evolutionary Perspective

A psychological approach that emphasizes social and cultural influences on behavior and the way a person thinks.

• Evolutionary Perspective

• Sociocultural Perspective

• Humanistic Perspective