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- eclectic- variety
- psychologists pick and choose what theories to use depending on the situation and the client
- the current philosophy of psychology
- modern psychologists use techniques from each of the waves to help their clients with their problems

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- behaviorism- the theory that human and animal behavior can be explained in terms of conditioning, without appeal to thoughts or feelings, and that psychological disorders are best treated by altering behavior patterns
- early to mid 1900's
_ John B. Watson- american psychologist who established the psychological school of behavior
- the only thing that mattered was how you acted
- very popular during the conservative 1950's when social appearance mattered more than self expression
- if they could change your behavior, who cares how you feel?
- all emotions are basically conditioned by society
- Pavlov, Skinner, Watson

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- Sigmund Freud- started the third wave of thinking
- we protect ourselves from our real feeling by using defense mechanisms (sensors, barriers)
- believed that most of your feelings come from a hidden place in your mind called the unconscious
- psychoanalysis- a system of psychological theory and therapy that aims to treat mental disorders by investigating the interaction of conscious and unconscious elements in the mind and bringing repressed fears and conflicts into the conscious mind by techniques such as dream interpretation and free association
- Freud believed that people could be cured by making conscious their unconscious thoughts and motivations, thus gaining insight
- early 1900's
- Freudian Theory- psychoanalytic theory of personality development, which argued that personality is formed through conflicts among three fundamental structures of the human mind: the id, ego, and superego

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- Max Wertheimer: led the second wave
- the guys of this wave focused not on how we feel, but on how we experience the world
- the whole of an experience can be more than the sum of its parts
- gestalt psychology- a movement in psychology founded in Germany in 1912, seeking to explain perceptions in terms of gestalts rather than by analyzing their constituents.
- a psychologist uses ink blot pictures to help you understand better why you are emotionally challenged or help to further understand how your mind and emotions work.

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- William Wundt: started wave one with his first psychological laboratory.
- concept of introspection (structuralism)
-introspection- the examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes
- structuralism- a method of interpretation and analysis of aspects of human cognition, behavior, culture, and experience that focuses on relationships of contrast between elements in a conceptual system that reflect patterns underlying a superficial diversity
- William James: wrote 'The Principles of Psychology'
-discussed functionalism
- functionalism- belief in or stress on the practical application of a thing, in particular
- late 1800's