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Human sciencee
major trends in the development of psycholgy 1st yr nursing
Question | Answer |
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Structuralism - Wilhelm Wundt | Study of the structure of the mind. this approach teaches the person to engage in introspection by observing stimuli and describe their experiences. |
Functionalism- William James | Based on Percieving and learning, observable behaviour. the purpose of behaviour and how behaviour aid in the survival of the human species. |
Psychodynamic Theory- Sigmund Freud | A theory on how thoughts and feeling affect behaviour. Conscious and unconscious forces. id,ego and superego |
Behaviourism- Ivan Pavlov, John B Watson and B F Skinner | Reinforcement of behaviour for a desirable outcome or creating an undesirable outcome to avoid behaviour |
Humanistic - Carl Rogers,Abraham Maslow | believes that people have positive values, free will, and deep inner creativity which in combination allow us to choose life-fulfilling paths to personal growth. |
Cognition | Information processing - some systems form memory and other systems control behaviour. |
Gestalt | Patterns of thought or experience. The whole is more than the sum of its parts. They argue that perceptions result form patterns of interactions among many elements |
Evolutionary | Evolution of the modern species affects our behaviour |