These theories will influence how professionals approach the person who is demonstrating unusual behavior that may or may not be a result of some disorder that can be diagnosed by the DSM-IV which is broken down into V Axis. As mentioned in the first paragraph of this paper there are six basic theories from which maladaptive behavior can be approached. The first is from the Biological Perspective. With Biological Perspective the Psychologist would consider what role a person's genes, DNA, or other physical defects play in the display of maladaptive behavior. Is a person exhibiting maladaptive behavior due to something genetic; or is it something neurological; something gone awry in the brain cells?
Through reviewing the relationships that are there between Maslow’s theory and biological factors we will be in a position to see some focused similarities as well as its upcoming. Analyzing some of the main tenets of humanistic theory with some of the biological explanations will help us to be enlightened on different views of every personality theory. Personality is basically defined as the complex of all the attributes which are possessed by individuals and which uniquely defines their temperamental, behavioral, mental and emotional characteristics from the other people (Howard &Miriam, 2008).
Finally, the theoretical models of the development of abnormal psychology such as biological, medical, sociocultural and psychosocial are all-encompassing to conclude this paper. In order to comprehend abnormal psychology, it is imperative to first recognize what we mean by the word "abnormal." Abnormal behavior usually occurs when people experience distress and prevents functioning throughout their daily lives. Although there are many definitions that come from the average or normal person, most of them have their disadvantages and advantages in relation to determination of abnormal psychology perspectives. Abnormality considers a person or people that deviate from the ideal or cultural standards of society.
All definitions are correct in their own rights but as simple definitions can sometimes be misleading as through out history, Psychologists have not only disagreed about designation of psychology but what and how it should be studied. These approaches are often referred to as 'perspectives'. Each has a very different way of explaining human behaviour and makes different assumptions about the processes behind this behaviour. There are 5 major perspectives in Psychology offering different explanations as to why humans behave in the way they do. By comparing and contrasting two of these approaches the behaviourist and the biological approach it will highlight the different aspects to each approach.
As a result there are a variety of theories of personality which try to describe the cause and effect of the human personality. This essay will briefly compare and contrast two of these theories which include the psychoanalytic and humanistic theories of personality. It is important to have an in-depth understanding of the various types of theories with respect to personality because such a discourse enables psychologists to discover more about social behaviours in daily life (Fiske et al, 2010; 365). Both theoretical viewpoints, while being substantially different from each other, do share some common comparisons as we shall examine below. Psychoanalytical theories of personality stress the individual’s unconscious motivations which can be identified through dreams, slips of the tongue and fantasies (McCrae & Costa, 2003; 21).
In other words, cognitive therapy “emphasizes what people think rather than what they do” (“Different approaches to psychotherapy”, n.d.). The humanistic approach differs greatly from the other two approaches because unlike the behavioral approach or cognitive approach, the humanistic approach emphasizes on “people’s capacity to make rational choices and develop to their maximum potential. Concern and respect for others are also important themes” (“Different approaches to psychotherapy”, n.d.). The humanistic approach and the behavioral approach if compared and contrasted, then disagreement can be noticed. The
These results suggest that in favour of psychological intervention, task-focused coping strategies are the more adaptive of coping strategies. It may also suggest that psychologically minded individuals may use more effectual coping strategies. Future research should aim in gathering a more representative sample of a non-clinical population and employ a measure more reliable than online surveys. The relationship between coping and psychopathology, both anxiety and depression, is centre of an immense amount of research (Endler & Parker, 1990; Hovanitz, 1986). Coping styles and the forms of psychopathology (depression and anxiety) have been found to be implicated in the measure of psychological mindedness (PM; Nyklicek, Poot, & Opstal, 2010; Nyklicek & Denollet, 2009).
• Is intelligence inherited, or does the environment play a larger role? • Are intelligence tests biased • What do intelligence scores predict, if anything? In order to explore these questions, psychologists have conducted a considerable amount of research on the nature, influences and effects of intelligence. Begin learning more about some of these questions and discoveries by
The paper will describe the role of personality in affecting situational behavior by comparing and contrasting both approaches. The paper will also examine the personality characteristics of each theory and explain the interpersonal relational aspects of each theory. Personality in Affecting Situational Behavior A person’s personality makes the person who he or she is. Theorists of personality tend to theorize that a person’s personality is unique to the person and is how the person acts or reacts to his or her environment. The differences in each person’s personality may lead one person to react to a situation differently then another person.
Psychology is a diverse and multi perspective subject which looks at human behaviour and experiences. The diversity of psychology cannot be regarded as an obstacle to understanding because psychology needs to be studied in various perspectives and each perspective has a different object of knowledge and the methods used to collect their evidence is different, which causes the perspectives to conflict, co-exist or complement each other. This essay aims to look at various perspectives in using the studies of sex and gender as well as language and meaning to conclude that the various perspectives in psychology are not a barrier to understanding. There are some benefits in studying a psychology topic from various perspectives because it allows us to ask different questions and use different methods on a similar topic to obtain different results. The object of knowledge in the study of sex and gender from a biological perspective is concerned with the differences between men and women at the level of hormones, brain structure and genetic inheritance.