Psychodynamic perspective. This perspective which started from Sigmund Freud’s work, views that human behavior emphasizes the role of early childhood experiences, the unconscious mind, and interpersonal relationships to treat mental illnesses and explain human behavior.
Freud believes that the human is composed of three elements; id, ego, and superego.
1.1 Id- known as the persona’s main source of initial and unconscious desires.
1.2 Ego- this psyche aspect is the one that deals with the pressure of the real world.
1.3 Superego- this part of the human psyche is the last to develop and is responsible for our internal morals, standards, and ideals.
Cognitive perspective. The cognitive perspective focuses on the human mental processes that include thinking, memory, decision-making, language, and problem-solving. It depicts how the human mind works by comparing it to a computer. The main goal is to figure out how the mind acquires, process, store, and utilize information.