Biological theories
humanphenomena influenced more by bio
influenced by neuroscience research
experience-expectant developmental processes: experiences universal in human development (walking, crawling)
experience-dependent developmental processes: experiences vary across cultures; not all experience
Psychological and social theories: psychoanalytic/psychodynamic theories
Freud’s influence-neuroses due to unresolved childhood experiences
symptoms manifest from unconscious conflicts that need to be made available to consciousness in talk therapy
Developmental Ecological Systems framework
biological, psych, learning, ecological, social, lifespan/developmental