Discuss the contribution of different approaches to psychology for the development of modern psychology

In 1590 a Greek named Rudolph Goclenius created the word psychology. The English word of psychology is originated from two Greek words “psyche” and “logos.” Psyche means soul and logos mean the study or knowledge. Therefore it was apprehended to be a study of soul in the early time. But later it was acknowledged as the study of the mind (Saylor Academy n.d.). Gradually in late 18th century & 19th century the word psychology was redefined by philosophers in a different way. Philosophers such as John Watson (1913) defined it as “the science of behavior” relating it into a behavioral term. Currently there’s an agreement among psychologists in describing psychology as the study of behavior and mental processes. (Coon and Mitterer 2007).

Psychology has progressed hastily for the past couple of centuries. Defining its term itself proves that it’s been growing year by year and it has helped cause of the approach to modern psychology and its development. From this essay I’m hoping to discuss more on the different approaches towards psychology & its development on modern era.

There are a number of approaches to Psychology. But the most ordinarily nattered are psychodynamic approach, behavioral approach, biological approach, humanistic approach, cognitive approach, evolutionary approach and sociocultural approach.

Psychodynamic approach was started by Dr. Sigmund Freud in the early 20th Century. According to Freud, mind was divided into three parts and they are conscious, unconscious and preconscious. He spoke about the unconscious mind and the dynamics of the id, ego and super ego. The key technique he used in his researches was the case study method and while treating his clients he used clinical interviews to examine their pasts and ...

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...ame to a conclusion that when children learn a particular duty or body of information, they start by not being able to complete it. Later they will get the assistance from an adult and finally they will learn to do it on their own (Theories of learning in educational psychology n.d.). This approach too has been vastly used in the modern psychology, especially in schools, work places and even in our neighborhoods. Example: humans mingle with the people around to build up healthy relationships and to be socially accepted.

After discussing all the approaches it appears that every approach has its own advantages and disadvantages. Nevertheless all of the above mentioned approaches are majorly accomplished and still developing. Psychology as a whole is one of the sciences that people rarely practice consciously but is used in every person’s life in some way or another.