Psychodynamic and Biological Approach Comparison

• What is one difference between the psychodynamic approach and the biological approach?


  Their stance on the nature-nurture debate
• What does the nature-nurture debate refer to?


  Whether behavior is caused by biology, the environment, or a combination of both
• Which approach agrees that behavior is caused by biology?

  The biological approach
• What is interactionism in the context of the nature-nurture debate?


  It is the view that behavior is a combination of both biology and the environment
• What does the biological approach focus on regarding behavior?


  How behavior is created by genes, biological structures, and biochemistry
• How does the psychodynamic approach view biology in relation to behavior?


  It considers innate drives we are born with
• What environmental factor does the psychodynamic approach consider in behavior?


  How trauma in the environment can contribute to behavior
• What are the merits of the psychodynamic and biological approaches in understanding behavior?


  • Biological approach: Focuses on genetics, brain structures, and biochemistry.
  • Psychodynamic approach: Considers innate drives and environmental influences, including trauma.
• Why can it be argued that the psychodynamic approach is strengthened by its consideration of various factors?


  Because it considers a wider range of factors in determining behavior