Project Two Template

Project Two Template 1. Identify a theorist, summarize their theory, and explain the aspects of that theory that relate to the biological perspective. Sigmund Freud was a psychologist whose theory relates to the biological perspective. Freud’s belief was that our experiences as children influence how we will live our adult lives and that our unconscious mind dictates our behavior more than we think. The biological aspect of his theory is he insists that we inherit behaviors from our parents and family. 2. Provide an example of how this biological perspective of life-span development applies to your lived experience. The biological perspective of life-span development applies to my lived experience by the relationship between and my oldest son. I have been diagnosed with Bipolar/Manic Depressive Disorder, Anxiety, and have an addictive personality. We started seeing signs of all these disorders in him by the young age of 8. I fully believe we pass down psychological disorders and well as just our blood. 3. Identify a theorist, summarize their theory, and explain the aspects of that theory that relate to the psychological perspective. Aaron T. Beck was a psychologist who believed that the way you think affects your behavior and mood. His theory was if you think negative then it would cause depression and positive thinking would lead to more happiness. His theory relates to the psychological perspective because it deals with thoughts and how we process information. 4. Provide an example of how this psychological perspective of life-span development applies to your lived experience. The psychological perspective of life-span development applies to my lived experiences because I have firsthand felt Beck’s theory. The more positive and open-minded my thinking is, I feel the better I cope with life and focusing on the positive seems to help bring positive behavior out. When I am in a negative mind frame, it seems like things only get worse and slip deeper and deeper into depression. 5. Identify a theorist, summarize their theory, and explain the aspects of that theory that relate to the social perspective. Jean Piaget was a psychologist that created the theory known as the Theory of Cognitive Development that included four stages for development; the sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and the formal operation stage. She believed we our surroundings and environment constantly change us as we develop. It relates to the social perspective because it’s all about environment and the influences around us. We use the people around us to look up to and help us learn. 6. Provide an example of how this social perspective of life-span development applies to your lived experience. The social perspective of life-span development applies to my lived experience by the way I store information and learn from it as I grow and develop. I can store what I have learned from the experiences and use the information when needed. 7. Describe why analyzing the life span from a combined biological, psychological, and social perspective is important. Analyzing the lifespan from combining biological, psychological, and social perspective is important to be able to fully understand things. You can’t just look at things from one angle and think that you can get the whole picture that way. You need different approaches, different outlooks, and more information to get the best understanding of human behavior possible.