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HSP : Introduction to Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology - Coggle…

- - - - Humanistic Psychology focuses on individuals and therapy to help understand themselves and their behaviors
      - tends to look at growth for their patients, rather than focus on how they developed
      - Abraham Maslow is considered one of the founders of humanistic psychology, he developed the Hierarchy of Needs
  - - - Despite its popularity, and the fact that it created the discipline of psychology, most aspects of the theory have been proven incorrect
      - Psychodynamics is broken up into the conscious and unconscious mind. Everything you think, know, and everything you imagine is your conscious mind, while the unconscious mind is everything you do without thinking
      - Psychodynamic theory also breaks down the Id, Ego, and Superego. The Id is the human desire as it exists in the subconscious. The ego is the rational conscious part of the mind that balances impulses and pleasure, and the superego is the part of the mind that thinks of others, morality, and duty.
  - - - Sigmund Freud's stages of development focus on the child's pleasure as they mature. The stages come one after the other but individuals can become fixated on one stage, which causes people to over or under indulge during their childhood or adulthood
      - Jean Piaget was also interested in developmental psychology. Piaget was interested in why children's IQ test answers changed over time. He studied children in case studies which lead to his developmental theories
      - Harry Harlow believed that infants formed an attachment to those who provided them with nourishment. He wanted to find out which urge was stronger; the need for affection or the satisfaction of physical needs.
- - - - Post Modernists believe that anthropology cannot be studied objectively or in a detached way because of the personal relationships developed between anthropologists and informants during observation
      - Post Modernists practice reflexivity, where they constantly examine their own beliefs, judgment, and practices during research
      - Try to deconstruct or break down what a society believes is true
  - - - Paleoanthropology is the branch of anthropology that is concerned with fossils
      - Bones, ancient tools, and art are used to help us better understand how we evolved and how we are different from other primates
  - - - Materials or conditions within the environment influence how a culture develops, creating the ideas and theories of the culture
      - Cultural Materialism believes society builds off of trial and error
      - theory states that if something is not of value to the society it will disappear from society altogether
  - - - Primatology is the study of primates
      - Primatology is used to help us understand what makes us human and unique by studying our ancestral cousins
  - - - Stresses the importance of interdependence among all things within a social system to ensure it's long term survival
      - Meeting the needs of the individuals results in the societies overall success