Humanism
A perspective that focuses on the study of conscious experience, the individual’s freedom to choose, and the individual’s capacity for personal growth
PSYCHODYNAMIC Perspective
A view of personality that retains some aspects of Freudian theory (such as the importance unconscious thought processes) but is less likely to see unresolved childhood conflicts as a source of personality development
Cognitive Perspective
School of thought that focuses on how people think – how we take in, process, store, and retrieve information
Biological Perspective
School of thought that focuses on the physical structures & substances underlying a particular behavior, thought or emotion
Socio-Cultural Perspective
School of thought that focuses on how thinking or behavior changes in different situations or as a result of cultural influences