3: Different Perspectives & Approaches
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- Levels of analysis – complementary outlooks on psychological theory
- Biopsychosocial Approach: considers the influences of biological, psychological, and social-cultural factors on the human mind + behavior
>> Biological…
+ genetic predispositions
+ genetic mutations
+ natural selection of adaptive physiology + behaviors
+ genes responding to environment
>> Psychological…
+ learned fears + other expectations
+ emotional responses
+ cognitive processing + perceptual interpretations
>> Social-Cultural…
+ presence of others
+ cultural, social, + familial expectations
+ peer/other group influences
+ compelling models (such as media)
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To be continued…
~ by sublunaryxsoul on September 15, 2008.
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