Biological And Humanistic Theories
WK3 DQ3
Adam Hurlocker
PSY/250
September 20, 2013
Mary Sue Farmer, MS, PhD Week 3 ~ DQ #3
When do you think you can see someone’s biological influences? As an infant? As a toddler? As an adult? Provide a justification for your answer.
Biological influences are hard to measure because as a human you can change depending on your personal surroundings and the influential people in your life. I personally feel that you can be able to see ones biological influences as an infant because children at this age have been said to resemble their parents since they are in a time in need. Infants are obviously dependant of their providers but if they are influenced in a negative aspect you may be able to override their biological influences …show more content…
Over the course of this week’s readings, I found that very early our brains begin to take different shapes in growth depending on our environmental experiences, such as being overly stimulated or being sedentary as we develop from childhood.
Week 3 ~ DQ #1
What are the strengths and weaknesses of biological and humanistic theories? With which do you agree more?
The biological and humanistic theories both have strengths and weaknesses. Focusing on nature versus nurture, the biological theory suggests that all behavior stems from genetics and is not a product of our surroundings or environment. Thus, it ignores individual effects and differences people experience such as how our bodies react to different stimuli like stress and anxiety. The humanistic theory focuses on the individual along with outside influences. This makes the humanistic theory difficult to measure.
The humanistic approach seems to be a more comprehensive theory in that it focuses on the individual instead of measuring a group. While the humanistic approach may be more difficult to evaluate and measure, the result seems to be more individualized and specific, making it more unique and accurate. Specificity
Week 3 ~ DQ #2
What do you think are the strengths and weaknesses of the biological …show more content…
The weaknesses of psychoanalytic theory from a scientific perspective are that psychoanalytic theory is unfalsifiable. Any reasonable hypothesis must be both testable and falsifiable. Since psychoanalytic theory cannot be proven or disproved, it is unpopular among psychologists today. Psychoanalytic theory is not so effective for dealing with issues, as it does not really serve to offer solutions. Any type of therapy is subject to how each individual will respond. What works well for some may not work well for others.
The strengths of psychoanalytic theory are that it is based off of the foundation of the individual; what the person has experienced, learned and grown from during childhood. When defining personality, there doesn’t seem to be a better place to start.
Week 2 ~ DQ #2
What do you think are the strengths and weaknesses of trait theory?
Adam Hurlocker
PSY/250
September 20, 2013
Mary Sue Farmer, MS, PhD Week 3 ~ DQ #3
When do you think you can see someone’s biological influences? As an infant? As a toddler? As an adult? Provide a justification for your answer.
Biological influences are hard to measure because as a human you can change depending on your personal surroundings and the influential people in your life. I personally feel that you can be able to see ones biological influences as an infant because children at this age have been said to resemble their parents since they are in a time in need. Infants are obviously dependant of their providers but if they are influenced in a negative aspect you may be able to override their biological influences …show more content…
Over the course of this week’s readings, I found that very early our brains begin to take different shapes in growth depending on our environmental experiences, such as being overly stimulated or being sedentary as we develop from childhood.
Week 3 ~ DQ #1
What are the strengths and weaknesses of biological and humanistic theories? With which do you agree more?
The biological and humanistic theories both have strengths and weaknesses. Focusing on nature versus nurture, the biological theory suggests that all behavior stems from genetics and is not a product of our surroundings or environment. Thus, it ignores individual effects and differences people experience such as how our bodies react to different stimuli like stress and anxiety. The humanistic theory focuses on the individual along with outside influences. This makes the humanistic theory difficult to measure.
The humanistic approach seems to be a more comprehensive theory in that it focuses on the individual instead of measuring a group. While the humanistic approach may be more difficult to evaluate and measure, the result seems to be more individualized and specific, making it more unique and accurate. Specificity
Week 3 ~ DQ #2
What do you think are the strengths and weaknesses of the biological …show more content…
The weaknesses of psychoanalytic theory from a scientific perspective are that psychoanalytic theory is unfalsifiable. Any reasonable hypothesis must be both testable and falsifiable. Since psychoanalytic theory cannot be proven or disproved, it is unpopular among psychologists today. Psychoanalytic theory is not so effective for dealing with issues, as it does not really serve to offer solutions. Any type of therapy is subject to how each individual will respond. What works well for some may not work well for others.
The strengths of psychoanalytic theory are that it is based off of the foundation of the individual; what the person has experienced, learned and grown from during childhood. When defining personality, there doesn’t seem to be a better place to start.
Week 2 ~ DQ #2
What do you think are the strengths and weaknesses of trait theory?