Perspectives on Behaviour

<p>This book is a practical guide to the following eight perspectives on behaviour:</p><p><b> <br><ul> <br><li>biological -</li> </ul></b> focusing on biological and biochemical processes in accounting for behaviour;<b> <br><li>behavioural</li></b> (or behaviourist) - focusing on overt, observable and measurable behaviours and their reinforcement in accounting for behaviour;<b> <br><li>cognitive</li></b> (or cognitive-behavioural) - focusing on cognitive processes (beliefs, attitudes, expectations and attributions) in accounting for behaviour; combines both the cognitive and the behavioural perspective;<b> <br><li>social learning</li></b> - focusing on observational learning, perceived self-efficacy and expectancies in accounting for behaviour;<b> <br><li>psychodynamic</li></b> - focusing on unconscious conflicts in early childhood as accounting for current behaviour;<b> <br><li>humanistic</li></b> - focusing on low self-esteem and problems in coping with and exploring feelings in accounting for behaviour;<b> <br><li>ecosystemic</li></b> - focusing on positive and negative interactions between teachers and students within the school and those that externally affect the school; these interactions are seen as accounting for behaviour;<b> <br><li>ecological</li></b> - focusing on the influence of systems and the environment in accounting for behaviour.</p><p>The aim of the book is to enable the reader to develop a structured approach to emotional and behavioural problems by drawing on one or more of the above perspectives.</p> Chapter 1 The biological perspective; Chapter 2 The behavioural perspective; Chapter 3 The cognitive-behavioural perspective; Chapter 4 The social learning perspective; Chapter 5 The psychodynamic perspective; Chapter 6 The humanistic perspective; Chapter 7 The ecosystemic perspective; Chapter 8 The ecological perspective;