Psychological Perspectives A Ecological B Behavioral C Cognitive D Psychodynamic

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Psychological Perspectives A Ecological B Behavioral C Cognitive D Psychodynamic E Ethological Questions 1 Jeremy is 13 and very aggressive and moody. This is because he grew up with parents who were very agressive. The sudden death of a close friend recently also played a role in his moodiness 2 Jerome hits all the girls in his class. He does this because unconsciously he is insecure and strives for attention. 3 Mary is unable to get good grades in school. This is because Mary sufferes from ADHD and other learning Disabilities that interfere with her ability to focus and process information. 4 5 month old Sara cries any time she is hungry or soils her diaperand receives attention from her parents. It is because babies are born with these emotions/nahavior that helps in their survival. 5 Dan loves to clean. This is because Dan is rewarded $5.00 each week for cleaning his room.

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1. Jeremy is 13 and very aggressive and moody. This is because he grew up with parents who were aggressive.The sudden death of a close friend recently also played a role in his moodiness --------------------------E. Ethological (Jeremy's aggressiveness can be explained based on ethological basis as he has grown up seeing his parents aggressive behavior and moodiness could be attributed to the surrounding (environmental) factor of death of his friend.

2. Jerome hits all the girls in his class. He does this because unconsciously he is insecure and strives for attention.--------------------------D. Psychodynamic ( any underlying unresolved conflict in unconscious mind may lead to such unexpected behavior.)

3. Mary is unable to get good grades in school. This is because Mary suffers from ADHD and other learning Disabilities that interfere with her ability to focus and process information.--------------------------C. Cognitive (ADHD is a neuro developmental disorder used to describe children whose ability to learn and profit from new experiences is impaired by their distractibility, impulsiveness, lack of concentration, restlessness, inappropriate talking and lack of regard for inappropriate situations, while learning disability is neuro developmental disorder hampering processing of information leading to impairment.)

4. 5 month old Sara cries any time she is hungry or soils her diaper and receives attention from her parents. It is because babies are born with these emotions/behavior that helps in their survival. --------------------------A. Ecological (any reaction in a particular situation is the product of genetics and environment. Babies adapt behavior from their ecological surrounding that helps in their survival.)

5. Dan loves to clean. This is because Dan is rewarded $5.00 each week for cleaning his room. --------------------------B. Behavioral (It is a learned behavior, based on rewardwhich is reinforced as he received reward of $ 5.00 to clean the room.)

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