Concepts to Know in Psychology

Psychology

Define Psychology and knowing who did it , what is it , and when was it popular for each of the following concept : a . Dualism vs . Monism , b Structuralism vs . Functionalism , c . Psychoanalysis vs . Behaviorism vs Humanism . Psychology has been defined as the Philosophy of the Human Mind ' in which the changes , activities , or any phenomena occurring within the mind and the soul are being studied (Hamilton , Mansel , and Vietch ,

. 91 . Dualism pertains to the thought the human physical body works hand in hand with its metaphysical body or commonly refer to

as the `soul ' while 'monism ' refers to the mind as the sole existing human element operated by the body and activities with the environment (Buckworth and Dishman , 2002 ,

. 4-5 . Its study became highly popular in 17th century where Rene Descartes is a believer of dualism and Thomas Hobbes believed on the latter . Next is structuralism and functionalism where the former described the human mind as the receiver of actions focusing on its basic elements while the latter is all about the mind 's interaction with other organisms using their senses and intentions (Sternberg , 1999 ,

. 66 . Structuralism came from Germany in the late 19th century and became famous with the likes of Michel Foucault . On other hand , functionalism came from the U .S . as a response to the prevailing structuralism with William James as its vanguard during the early 20th century . The three waves of studying human behavior where `psychoanalysis ' is first founded by Sigmund Freud consisting...