The cognitive approach to the study of psychology focuses on understanding the thinking processes that underlie our actions. It deals with information storage and processing. Some psychologists use computer analogy to describe this process (LTM is hard drive‚ STM is temporary files that may or may not be saved‚ etc...).The cognitive approach asks us how we remember‚ why we forget‚ and what thinking tool kit we need to utilize in order to solve problems. The cognitive approach builds on the behaviorist
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Keywords and definitions 1. The application of psychology to everyday life. (Its usefulness) Psychology can be used to get you motivated towards a certain goal you made‚ applying yourself to learn new things‚ knowing when to reward ourselves when accomplish those certain aims and other things such as communicating effectively and explaining ourselves verbally and non-verbally. It tells us to use eye contact‚ tone of voice and body language to get a point across‚ helps us learn to understand others
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Biological explanations for anorexia nervosa Biological explanations for anorexia nervosa include neural explanations and evolutionary explanations. 1st BIOLOGICAL EXPLANATION - Neurotransmitters -Serotonin Disturbances in the levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin appear to be a characteristic of individuals with eating disorders. Kaye 2005 found a reduction in the levels of the serotonin metabolite 5-HIAA in people with eating disorders. This suggests that brain serotonin pathways are underactive
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Humanistic Psychology states that in order to understand a person‚ you must understand his or her personal view of reality or an individual’s meaning of their life. This approach places great focus on a person’s phenomenology‚ or lived conscious experience of the world such as what they hear‚ feel‚ see and think. These perceptions and experiences of one moving through the world is thought to be more important than the world itself. This grounds the center of an individual and according to Funder
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Cognitive-Behavioral Approach Introduction Our thought process plays a very important role in how we feel generally and in what we do. There is a type of psychotherapy that places emphasis on this role that our thought process plays in these situations and it is called cognitive behavioral therapy. This theory focus on the idea that all our attitudes‚ feelings and behaviors are caused by our thoughts‚ and not by external factors such as events‚ people and situations that we encounter. There is
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CYPOP1-3.1 – Explain the benefits of the key worker‚ person system in early years settings Babies and young children’s development is closely tied to the quality of the relationships that they have with others and especially the key person within their early years settings. Usually babies and toddlers do no like to be separated from their parents or primary carer‚ and therefore it is important that babies and young children are supported by a key person in their setting who will act as a temporary
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Compare and Contrast Key Perspectives in Psychology Psychology literally means the study of the mind‚ translated from Ancient Greek as psyche‚ meaning “mind” or “soul” and logia‚ meaning “study”. The most accurate description of psychology is that it is the science of mind and behaviour (Collin et al‚ 2011). Psychology evolved from philosophy and can be dated back to the time of Ancient Greek philosophers‚ such as Plato and Aristotle (325 BCE). Studying the nature of subjects such as the memory‚
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Compare and Contrast Key Perspectives in Psychology This essay discusses the most important and still used perspectives in Psychology and how they influenced scientists all over the world and many generations later. However‚ to be able to present those theories‚ a short history lesson is needed. The term "psychology" comes from Greek word "psyche"‚ which means soul or mind and word "logos"‚ which means knowledge or study. As a result‚ word "psychology" means a study of mind (Colman‚ 2009‚ p. 619)
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Describe and discuss the behaviourist approach in psychology The behaviourists are a school of psychology that believe that behaviour is learned. The behaviourists don’t believe that people have the innate desire to act in a certain way. They think we are born as a blank sheet that is then developed by life experiences. As we develop interactions and life lessons mould us into the person who we become. Behaviourists do not believe that behaviour has any contribution from biology. They dismiss
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The Person-centred approach is based on the theory and developed work of Doctor Carl Rogers (1902-1987)‚ and is a non-directive counselling approach. Carl Rodgers was a humanist psychologist and the humanist approach in relation to psychology focuses on the whole person and the uniqueness of each individual. Humanistic psychology rejected other perspectives such as the behaviourist and the psychodynamic‚ and regarded them as dehumanizing. Humanist psychology expanded its influence throughout 1970s
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