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CHAPTER 1
• As a result, we have made huge strides in the understanding of and therapy for mental
illness. But the downside was that the other two fundamental missions of psychology is
not just the study of weakness and damage, it is also the study of strength and virtue.
Treatment is not just fixing what is broken, it is nurturing what is best within ourselves.
• During 21st century the re-orient psychology to its two neglected missions, making
normal people stronger and more productive as well as making high human potential is
been emphasised. This effort leads to the development of Positive Psychology, EI etc…
5 CHAPTER PREVIEW
• Western philosophy
• Biology and physiology
• Wilhelm Wundt and structuralism
• William James and functionalism
8 STRUCTURALISM
• Biological
• Behavioral
• Psychodynamic
• Humanistic
• Cognitive
• Evolutionary
• Sociocultural
11 BIOLOGICAL APPROACH
• Emphasis on:
• Unconscious impulses
• Conflict between biological drives and society
• Childhood family experiences
• Founding father:
• Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)
14 SOCIOCULTURAL APPROACH
• Solve problems
16 HUMANISTIC APPROACH
• Emphasis on:
• Positive human qualities
• Capacity for positive growth
• Freedom to choose any destiny
• Notable humanistic psychologists
• Carl Rogers (1961)
• Abraham Maslow (1971)
17 POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
18 CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING
DIRECTIONS: CHOOSE ONE (1) OF THE TOPICS LISTED BELOW. THEN USE THAT TOPIC TO
Contemporary Approaches to Psychology
SHOW YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF EACH APPROACH. FOR EACH BOX, WRITE HOW THAT TYPE
Checking for Understanding
OF PSYCHOLOGIST Directions:
WOULD EXPLAIN
Choose THE
one (1) of the topics CAUSES
listed below. OF
Then use that topic THIS BEHAVIOR
to show your understanding of each approach. For
each box, write how that type of psychologist would explain the causes of this behavior.
Circle topic: Tripping another classmate- looking at yourself in the mirror- Checking your phone multiple times in class