This document provides an introduction to the major approaches in psychology: biological, psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral, and humanistic. It explains that the biological approach studies behavior from the perspective of biological functioning and the brain/nervous system. The psychodynamic approach emphasizes unconscious motivations and drives. The cognitive approach examines mental processes like thinking and memory. The behavioral approach focuses on observable behavior. And the humanistic approach views people as unique organisms striving for growth. Modern psychologists integrate multiple approaches and use scientific methods like research and measurement.