A Comparison of Two Schools of Psychology

A Comparison of Two Schools of Psychology

There are many different schools of psychology, each have their own

views and they all look at psychology from different perspectives. I

am going to outline six perspectives and then compare and contrast two

schools.

The biological perspective and major figures such as Karl Lashley

looks to the body to explain the mind, they look at hormones, genes,

the brain, and the central nervous system to explain the way we think,

feel and act. The psychodynamic perspective and major figures such as

Sigmund Freud views behaviour as driven by powerful mental conflicts

locked deep within the subconscious. The behaviourist perspective and

major figures such as John Watson believe that behaviour is simply a

response to an environmental event. They believe that there is an

order to how people work. The humanist perspective and major figures

such as Carl Rodgers believe that people are naturally good, they

believe that if humans are left to their own they will strive to

become the best they can be. Problems only come up when other people

get in the way. The cognitive perspective and major figures such as

Jean Piaget believe that we act upon our environment; we solve

problems, make decisions, and consider options and alternatives. The

evolutionary perspective and major figures such as Charles Darwin

believe that we have hate, love and anger because we inherited them.

At one time we did not have these emotions and later on they evolved

because it helped our ancestors survive. They believe that our larger

brain and emotions were all evolved. Such as love was evolved because

it is what keeps a mother and fath...

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