Psychology approaches

• biological approach (1859)

  Behaviour is innate and inherited through genes

  behaviour is a result of a chemical imbalance in the brain or faulty brain structure
• Cognitive approach (1960s)

  Development of internal mental processes like attention, perception and thought due to focus on AI

  Brain compared to computer

  Behaviour result of thought process

  Abnormal behaviour due to distorted thinking patterns and irrational interpretations of events
• Psychodynamic approach (1896)

  Freud developed his theory on unconscious mind (1896)

  |->Behaviour caused by conflict and childhood experiences (trauma) in the unconscious part of your mind.
• Humanistic approach (1943)

  Maslow developed a hierarchy of need

  |-> this emphasises free-will, uniqueness and self-worth

  Individuals strive for fulfilment and growth

  Focus on sense of self
• Cognitive neuroscience

  Functional MRI centre in Oxford (1998)

  biological structures are linked to behaviour and the emergence of cognitive neuroscience