Psychological Perspectives

Part I of Essay
Psychology is defined as the science that studies behavior and mental processes. Although psychology is explained in one simple definition, there are six different influential perspectives which psychologists may choose to use to study behavior. Each of the six perspective ....

Part II of Essay
.... disorders differs from that of normal brain activity. The biological perspective also deals with the different types of chemicals and hormones that are released by the brain and how they influence behavior. For instance, psychologists have learned that when the hormone prolactin is produced it stimulates milk production in women, but in laboratory rats, this hormone stimulated maternal behavior. So not only does the hormone affect physical changes or characteristics but it can also affect or create certain types of behavior. Another area ....