AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which perspective would say that anxiety is the result of repressed traumatic childhood experiences.
A
Psychodymanic
B
Cognitive
C
Behavioral
D
Biological
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Originating in the work of Sigmund Freud, the psychodynamic perspective emphasizes unconscious psychological processes (for example, wishes and fears of which we’re not fully aware), and contends that childhood experiences are crucial in shaping adult personality.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cognitive theories suggest that anxiety disorders develop through thought patterns that overestimate threats to safety, therefore anxiety is caused by cognitive misinterpretations and can be treated by developing strategies to combat these thoughts.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Psychodynamic Perspective This view of psychology and human behavior emphasizes the role of the unconscious mind, early childhood experiences, and interpersonal relationships to explain human behavior, as well as to treat mental illnesses.

Detailed explanation-4: -Developed by B.F Skinner, operant conditioning is a way of learning by means of rewards and punishments. This type of conditioning holds that a certain behavior and a consequence, either a reward or punishment, have a connection which brings about learning.

Detailed explanation-5: -Which of the following is an argument that proponents of the psychodynamic perspective are likely to present? Every behavior ultimately can be broken down into its biological components. Behavior is motivated by inner forces and conflicts about which an individual has little awareness or control.

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