Humanism Vs Behaviorism

Our personality is shaped as the drives are modified by different conflicts at different times in childhood during psychosexual development. In comparison behaviourism believes the opposite. They believe that as Freud’s theories cannot be scientifically proven. Freud’s psychodynamic theory was to understand the unconscious mind and the reasons behind certain behaviors which later led him to investigate the meaning of dreams. The Behaviorist approach to psychology was to study observable behaviour and argued that the psychodynamic approach lacked validity and was not quantitative research.

Behaviorism was established to make psychology a respectable science, Sometimes called the “black box” psychology. Behaviourists believe we are all “products of our environment” John Watson, the founder of behaviourism said “Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up and I’ll to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select – doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief, and even beggarman and thief, regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities and race of his ancestors.” (McLeod, 2016) So according to behaviorists, we learn our behavior. Behaviorists are concerned with three types of learning; Classical conditioning, Operant conditioning, and Observational learning

The six models of psychological abnormality detailed in this chapter each present a different set of assumptions and explanations for abnormal functioning. These models all interrupt a person’s thoughts, emotions, and behaviors and examine them as being caused or initiated by various and ranging factors. Although each model has its strengths, none can claim a full explanation of abnormal functioning and therefore, no one model can be deemed best or more correct than another. The model of psychological abnormality that appeals to me the most is the psychodynamic model, founded by Sigmund Freud at the turn on the twentieth century. Freud and his colleagues developed a revolutionary model for explaining psychological abnormality that would

In asking the question of what abnormal psychology is really supposed to be, it makes sense that we must first quickly think about the very definition of our word "abnormal¨. By all rights, is a remarkably puzzling word that is very dependent on what is called "normality¨. Both terms may justifiably change fundamentally from one era to another and one culture to a different one. How then do we choose upon what is abnormal and what is normal? Of course, this is much more of a philosophical issue than a psychological one. For logical reasons of practicability, it is essential to generate an approximately uniform definition of abnormal psychology that we can more or less decide upon as a cluster of caregivers. This general definition would obviously be typical in its nature, but the shared definition of the subject of abnormal psychology habitually looks something like this: Abnormal psychology is the research of behavior designs that deviate widely from usually acknowledged norms, particularly those of a compulsive nature (Medved, M. L.,2008). Nevertheless, when it comes to popular culture and reality television, how do these shows depicted abnormal behavior. In this essay I will discuss how a reality TV show called "Jersey Show" depicts abnormal psychology.

Depending on how you look at it humanists, behaviorists, and cognitivists can be very different or very much alike. When looking at the three side by side humanists are the least structured, behaviorists are the most structured, and cognitivists fall somewhere in between.

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This paper is a short APA formatted reflective essay on my research determining, why abnormal behavior or a mental disorder so difficult to understand.

There are many different approaches to personality psychology. Each approach differs when evaluating the components of mankind and how they influence ones personality. In the humanistic approach to psychology, the main emphasis was on the individual itself. It focused on, “[identifying] personal responsibility and feelings of self-acceptance as the key causes of differences in personality,” (Burger, 2015, p. 27). The main goal was for individual to grow and better themselves until they had reached self-actualization where they unlocked their full potential. These theorists include people such as Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow. Another aspect of which the humanistic approach stems from is existential psychology. In existential psychology, the

I read the textbook with the goal in mind to demonstrate my working knowledge regarding the principles of behavior analysis. I did this along with the probing questions found in the chapter's goals. This was done to refine and define my understanding of behavior analysis.

Behaviorism is an approach to psychology based on the assumption that an organism’s behavior—what an organism physically does—can be explained without referring to its internal mental state, and that the sources of an organism’s behavior can be found externally, in its environment (Graham). According to this attitude, the inner mental processes of organisms, such as thoughts and emotions, add little to the study of how or why an organism performs an action, or how it should be made to perform an action. For example, if a researcher was studying the origins of a certain behavior in an organism, he or she would look for the stimuli (what was happening near the organism) that cause said organism to respond (perform an action, move its arms, cry, blink, etc.). As John B. Watson, the founder of behaviorism, said, the purpose of psychology is “[t]o predict, given the stimulus, what reaction will take place; or, given the reaction, state what the situation or stimulus is that has caused the reaction” (Graham).

When we think about psychology, it is normally thought about the study of the brain, the conscious and unconscious mind. However, there are many different divisions within the psychology field that focus on specific areas that introduce different theories. One of the divisions is the theory of Behaviorism. This theory was developed by John B. Watson and B.F Skinner. The theory implies that environmental stimulus can affect someone’s behavior.

The field of abnormal psychology engages with the obscure line between normal and abnormal behaviour. This blur is as a result of the dissonance that occurs when the two terms are defined for example, when cultural perspectives are taken into consideration-where behaviour (for example sake, experiencing hallucinations) considered deviant in one population is normalcy in another. In attempt to make the field comprehensive a middle ground was determined by drawing on the common elements or patterns of “peculiar” conditions, and converging them to ascertain this definition of abnormality: behavioural, psychological, or biological dysfunctions that are atypical and unexpected in their cultural context and associated with personal distress and

Behaviorism is shaped by the environment and what we learn from our experiences. B.F. Skinner has contributed to behaviorism in 1904-1990. He said that we behave the way we do because we have been reinforced for doing so. At a young age we all had to learn how to write and if we did good then our parents would say something like “Good job” or “You can do it.” Skinner trained rats to turn in circles, climb ladders, and push toys across the floor. He had shown us that any animals and humans could be taught and turn into whatever you want them to be by learning through reinforcement. Humans are the same as animals, but the only difference is qualitative.

Behaviourism and humanism are important schools in the field of psychology, as such, knowing the difference between behaviourism and humanism is essential for anyone intrested in psychology. Psychology is the scientific study of the human mental processes and behaviour, has a number of approaches that are also considered as school of psychology . Each approach presents a unique way of understanding the human mind and behaviour. Behaviourism pays attention to the external behaviour of human and ignores the mental processes which are unobservable. Humanism, on the other hand, looks at the individual as a whole. The main difference between behaviourism and humanism, the two school of

Many learning theories, developments and techniques have been created, adjusted and disseminated throughout the years. Throughout history, psychologists, scientists, and other professionals have attempted to understand and explain the unexplainable. Others have tried to reason their own personal beliefs into existence as the status quo.