Understanding Diverse Perspectives: Video Analysis

Asking the tough questions: I thought the video was very informative and gave me a better understand of what psychologist do besides listen to people’s problems. I liked how they explain how psychology is really a science and also the benefits of understanding psychology. Another thing the video did well was have a guy, like most college student or people even, mention how he thought of psychology as simply talking about someone’s problems. That’s how I use to think of psychology, so seeing that helped me to feel more connected to the video and it felt like I was learning with the guy in the video. I remember my mom, who majored in psychology, explaining to me how useful it can be having knowledge of psychology when forming relationships because you have a better understanding of how people think. That sort of what the first part of the video was addressing, how psychology can help improve your life and

They defined each perspective in simple easy to understand way, giving a clear definition for each. I also enjoyed how they gave examples to how different perspective would give different treatment to people with the same disorder, the examples help me to get a better understanding of the information and also, demonstrate some of the differences in the perspectives. I remember reading about those in the textbook and feeling lost because there were so many different perspectives, but now that I understand I feel I can see what type of perspective I would use. I think the sociocultural perspective is the one that best suites my belief system because I believe people develop their personality for where they we’re born and how they were brought up, so from their surroundings and experiences. The only question I have regarding this video is how would a psychologist use multiple perspectives to determine what treatment a patient might