SOC 1200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Psychoanalytic Theory, Symbolic Interactionism, Personality Disorder

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1200
• Professor: Susan Miller

Document Summary

Psychoanalytic theory: a method of investigating and treating personality disorders and is used in psychotherapy. Included in this theory is the idea that things that happen to people during childhood can contribute to the way they later function as adults. Social learning theory: that learning is a cognitive process that takes place in a social context and can occur purely through observation or direct instruction, even in the absence of motor reproduction or direct reinforcement. Symbolic interaction: the view of social behavior that emphasizes linguistic or gestural communication and its subjective understanding, especially the role of language in the formation of the child as a social being. Genetics: plays a role in things that are inherited in terms of traits, the idea of minor physical anomalies. Cognitive theory: the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.