Eight Major Perspectives In Psychology

Contemporary psychology has eight major perspectives and the biological perspective is the first of the eight. The biological perspective focuses on human and animal behavior. It focuses on the immune system which is a process that is in an organism that protects the body from disease, and the endocrine systems which is all the glands that release hormones in your body,and the nervous systems which is all the nerves and the body is like the communication part in the body. The nervous system tells your body when something is wrong. The biological perspective also focuses on the genetics of the person or animal. A lot of the categories the that the biological perspective focuses on is referred to as the study of neuroscience. The biological
Today many psychologist go after this theory and Freud's work. The third one of the eight is the behavioral perspective which psychologist call dealing with psychological disorders. This perspective is in relation to Ivan Pavlov, John B. Watson, and B.F. Skinner. Ivan Pavlov believed that dogs could identify that when the bell sounded they knew it was time for them to eat so this means they can indicate a neutral stimulus with an automatic behavior. Through practices psychologist have found how behavior is changed and how it is gained. The fourth one of the eight is the humanistic perspective which is connected to Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow’s studies which were in the mental health field. It is based on people's motivation and how influenced people are to reach the best that they can be. In Carl Rogers study he pinpointed a person’s conscious practices; and with these practices they are gaining personal growth. Positive psychology perspective is fifth perspective of the eight. Martin Seligman studies are the outline of this perspective. This perspective covers people's positive emotions like joy, empathy, pride, hope, and