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SCHOOLS OF PSYCHOLOGY-HUMANISM

  Welcome seekers!..  In our previous post, we seen about Behaviourism...in continuation of that we are going to see about HUMANISM, one of the schools of psychology.   Prior to  entering the topic of Humanism, let us have a quick view on schools of psychology.             Psychology  can be defined as the  study of mind and behaviour .  It has branched into many subfields such as clinical psychology, child, adult, social psychologies, etc.. There are many approaches or schools of thought on the subject of psychology.  There are mainly five important schools of psychology.  Structuralism Functionalism Behaviourism Humanism Psychoanalysis HUMANISM Humanistic psychology is a psychological movement that emerged in 1950s which believe each individual should be treated as a unique being. This movement had begin to oppose the principles of behaviorism and psychoanalysis. Humanistic psychologist states that the be...

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

'For many a gem of purest ray serene  The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen,  And waste its sweetness on the desert air.'                                           -THOMAS GRAY The duty of a teacher is to bring out the hidden gem-like talents in the students and to make all possible efforts to ensure that the tender plants (young children) do not waste their sweet fragrance (innocent smiles) in wilderness (unattractive and non congenial environment). Teachers need to understand the basic principles of education psychology so that optimum development of the students take place.  EDUCATION : The word 'Education' has a wide definition, there is no single objective that can cover life in its entirety along with its various manifestations. Education is a word derived from the Latin word 'ē ducātiō'  which means bringing up,...

SCHOOLS OF PSYCHOLOGY-BEHAVIORISM

  Welcome Seekers🔍... In our previous post, we learned about the schools of psychology and got an intensive view on Functional psychology. In this post, we are going to know about    "BEHAVIORISM"  one of the schools of psychology. Prior to  entering the topic of Behaviourism, let's have a quick view on schools of psychology.             Psychology  can be defined as the  study of mind and behaviour .  It has branched into many subfields such as clinical psychology, child, adult, social psychologies, etc.. There are many approaches or schools of thought on the subject of psychology.  There are mainly five important schools of psychology. They are Structuralism Functionalism Behaviorism Humanism Psychoanalysis BEHAVIORISM:               Behaviorism suggests that all behaviour can be explained by environmental causes rather than internal forces. This theory of learning states tha...

SCHOOLS OF PSYCHOLOGY- FUNCTIONALISM

  Welcome Seekers♣🔍...           In our previous post, we learned about schools of psychology and we had a detailed view on structuralism psychology. In this post, we are going to know about    "Functionalism"  one of the systems of psychology.  Before getting into the topic of functionalism, let's have a brief view on schools of psychology.  Psychology  can be defined as the  study of mind and behaviour .  It has branched into many subfields such as clinical psychology, child, adult, social psychologies, etc.. There are many approaches or schools of thought on the subject of psychology.  There are mainly five important schools of psychology. They are Structuralism Functionalism Behaviourism Humanism Psychoanalysis FUNCTIONALISM :               Functionalism is mainly concerned with the adaptive purpose or function of mind and behaviour. This school of psychology studies mind ...

SCHOOLS OF PSYCHOLOGY- STRUCTURALISM

Welcome Seekers♣🔍...      In our previous post, We learned about psychology and its branches . In this post, we're going to know about "SCHOOLS OF PSYCHOLOGY". Before entering into the topic, lets have a quick sumup on psycholology. To get a detailed definition on psychology, check out previous post. PSYCHOLOGY :            Psychology  can be defined as the  study of mind and behaviour . There are many defintions for psychology given by various scholars, psychology can be referred as the Science of the soul, Science of the mind and science of the behaviour. In present days, the study of psychology has became very effective in all fields. It has branched into many subfields such as clinical psychology, child, adult, social psychologies, etc.. Lets know, what 'the schools of psychology' are. SCHOOLS OF PSYCHOLOGY:           In fact, psychology has been determined by a number of disciplines. Psychology had bee...