functionalism
humanistic approach
biopsychosocial approach
behavioral approach
structuralism
sociocultural approach
psychodynamic approach
cognitive approach
biological approach
evolutionary approach
a person's positive qualities, capacity for growth, and freedom to choose destiny
adaptation, reproduction, natural selection; evolutionary ideas for explaining behaviors
mental processes, emphasizing functions and purposes of the mind and behavior in the individual's adaptation to the environment; William James
examines the ways in which social and cultural environment influences behavior
biological, psychological, and social factors are all significant
focusing on body, especially brain and nervous system
the scientific study of observable behavioral responses and their environmental determinants
discovering the basic elements, or structures, of mental processes; Wilhelm Wundt
unconscious thought conflict between biological drives and society's demands and early childhood family experiences
knowing how we direct attention, perceive, remember, think, and solve problems
