Psychology approaches key terms

1. Refers to any theory that emphasises change and development in the individual particularly those theories where "drive" is a central concept in development. (13)
4. The expression of a person's genetic make-up that can be influenced by the environment. (9)
5. Views humans as biological organisms and so provide biological explanations for all aspects of psychological functioning. (10, 8)
9. The theory that human and animal behavior can be explained in terms of conditioning without considering thoughts or feelings. (11)

2. A term used to describe the personality theory and therapy associated with Freud. (14)
3. Gradual changes in an inherited characteristic of a species over many generations. (9)
6. The part of the human mind that contains repressed ideas and memories, as well as primitive desires and impulses that have never been allowed to enter the unconscious mind. (11)
7. the view that people learn through observing others. (3)
8. Refers to the belief that human beings are born with the desire to grow, create and to love, and have the power to direct their own lives. (10)
10. Anything in the environment detectable by the senses. (8)

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