Case Study of Lewis
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Case Study of Lewis
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Case Study of Lewis
TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................11. Behaviourist Approach to psychology.....................................................................................12. Physiological approach to psychology....................................................................................23. Other approaches to psychology..............................................................................................34. How Lewis was forced to enter an unhealthy lifestyle?..........................................................4CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6
INTRODUCTIONHuman behaviour is affected by actions and emotions of other humans. Psychology isthis study of human mind and behaviours by using an analytical situational approach.Experiences that are positive and negative have deep impact on human beings. Lifestyle plays avital role in determining behaviour of a person. In this report, a case study of Lewis is consideredand certain approaches like behavioural, physiological and cognitive are applied. This gives avisualisation of his behaviours and attitudes from different perspectives. Strengths andweaknesses of these approaches will also be discussed ahead. But complete study depends onanalysis of factors that were responsible for this condition of Lewis. An experimental and non-experimental technique will be applied.1. Behaviourist Approach to psychologyA technical approach to psychology that determines environmental factors which areresponsible for a person’s attitudes and behaviours is Behaviourist approach to psychology.Behaviourists suggest that observations must be recorded in order to analyse the psychologicalsituation of a person (Scott, 2015). Lewis is the patient here. Loneliness and unhealthy eating aretwo major factors that contribute to diverging behaviour of a person. Psychology whenapproached by a behaviourist is merely experimental observations that are gathered from naturalsurroundings. In this case studies, following factors were contributing to Lewis’s unusualbehaviour:Lewis could not bear lack of attention and hence used to act inappropriately which wouldresult in laughing, unusual noises and wrong emotional responses in certain situations inhis childhood.Indulgence in alcoholism and smoking acts lead to increase in loneliness and minimuminteraction. This led to worsening of Lewis’s divergent behaviour.The behaviourist approach can be further divided into methodological and radicalbehaviours (Benson, 2014). Behaviourists consider all sorts of complexities and unusualness in aperson’s attitude as simple response to stimuli. It has to be dealt accordingly. Although Lewiswas subjected to such measures and help from school but it triggered more of negativebehaviour.1
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