modern psychological perspectives. These perspectives are behavioral‚ psychodynamic‚ humanistic‚ cognitive‚ sociocultural‚ and biological. Each perspective has its own unique way of explaining the human behavior. I believe to truly explain the complex mental processes and behavior‚ each perspective must be examined‚ not limited to just one. The following is my explanation and comparisons between two of these perspectives: psychodynamic and behavioral. "The behavioral view is defined as the psychological
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Psychodynamic theory‚ in regards to working with a diverse population‚ has a various amount of strengths. The first being that analytic theory can be extremely effective when altered and adapted to the standards of the culture in which the counselor practices. Counselors can help their clients delve into the environmental situations‚ such as a kind of abuse‚ that have caused major turning points in the client’s life. This divulging of‚ or exposure to‚ these environmental situations allows the client
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Psychotropic or antipsychotic medications are drugs used to help stable a person’s mood who may suffer from a variety of different mental illnesses. Psychotropic and antipsychotic medications serve different purposes‚ and many are used in conjunction with one another to help reach therapeutic goals. Antidepressants such as‚ Lexapro or Zoloft‚ fall under the psychotropic medication pharmacological class. Medications known as Clozaril‚ Risperdal and Haldol‚ are drugs that fall under the class known
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Psychodynamic theory is one of the most important tools for social workers to use in the clinical setting to promote clients change and resolve their presenting problem. The knowledge and skill of psychodynamic theory help the social worker to better understand the mind of their client above their conscious mind. The practitioner can educate and support their clients to recognize and resolve dysfunctions in the unconscious mind. This effort would make client improve their functioning and aware how
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The Psychodynamic Perspective The psychodynamic perspective focuses on the effects of unconscious factors effecting the nature in which we behave. This perspective also focuses on the relationship of childhood experiences effecting adulthood thinking and actions. This theory has many benefits such as being able to provide explanations for the various human behaviors. By looking back at childhood experiences it is believed with the psychodynamic perspective you will be able to find an explanation
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Trauma is the experience that begins with an exposure to a non-normative or extremely distressing event or chain of events that potentially disrupts the self. McCann‚ & Pearlman‚ (1990) This essay will explore the intra-psychic psychodynamic approach and the socio-ecological theory of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory of development. It will examine how individuals recover from trauma when a loved one becomes chronically ill or deceases. Pierre Janet‚ 1889‚ suggested that intense emotional
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learn ethical and moral rules from par- cerning the self and the world around ents‚ role models‚ etc.‚ the superego develops them makes up their personality. which tells people what is right from wrong. Strengths and Weaknesses The psychodynamic approach emphasizes the importance of both nature and nurture. It also focuses on how childhood experiences have an effect on the developing personality. A weakness to be considered is the implica- Personality and Behavior Behavior and personality
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Running head: Humanistic‚ Psychodynamic and Structuralism James Price AIU PSY206 06 February‚ 2009 Humanistic‚ Psychodynamic and Structuralism I am going to discuss Humanistic theory‚ Psychodynamic theory and Structuralism. I will attempt to compare and contrast these three theories. The humanistic theory was headed by two psychologists‚ Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers (Humanistic Theory‚ 2002). Their goal was to understand the personality and to improve the overall happiness of their patients
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personality is the pattern of enduring characteristics that produce the consistency and individuality in a given person” (335). There are many different approaches to personality. Two of the approaches to personality are the psychodynamic approach and the behavioral approach. The psychodynamic approach to personality is the “approach that assumes that personality is motivated by inner
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When forming a comprehensive theory of personality‚ alternative and established methods should not be used in opposition to one another‚ but rather in addition to‚ the combination of which should have the highest probability of accurate assessment and treatment. In putting the strongest aspects of each of the below theories together‚ we attempt to recognize that the multiple‚ often contrasting truths within each are not a paradox‚ but rather an acceptance of every branch and leaf that attaches itself
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