To review what you've learned, fill out the following two tables. I've done some of it for you.

General idea behind the approach	Is it scientific? That is, does it yield observable, public, physical, evidence?	How does it tie into Darwin's theory of evolution?
Neurophysiological "Our mind is controlled by our ."	What do you think?	What do you think?
Behavioral "We are what we " --not what we ."	What do you think?	What do you think?
Structuralist "Our mind is made up of lots of thoughts. These thoughts come from smaller thoughts ("atoms of thought"). We can discover what these atoms are by introspection."	What do you think?	It doesn't.
Cognitive "What is important about us, and what governs are actions are our ."	What do you think?	It doesn't.
Psychoanalysis "What is important about us, and what governs are actions are our	What do you think?	What do you think?
Humanism	What do you think?	It's a rebellion against the view of humans as animals.

Dr. Mark L. Mitchell

APPLYING THE DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO THERAPY

Perception Affects Action

Approach	View of Humans	Definition of Psych	Diagnosis	Treatment
Neurophysiology	What do you think?	What do you think?	What do you think?	What do you think?
Behaviorism	What do you think?	What do you think?	What do you think?	What do you think?
Cognitive	What do you think?	What do you think?	What do you think?	What do you think?
Psychoanalytic	What do you think?	What do you think?	What do you think?	What do you think?
Humanism	What do you think?	What do you think?	What do you think?	What do you think?
Eclectic	all of the above	What do you think?	What do you think?	It depends: Therapist is not wed to one particular treatment approach.

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