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| Definitions of abnormality |
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Failure to Function Adequately
Deviation from Social Norms
Deviation from Ideal Mental Health (Jahoda's criteria) |
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Genetic Inheritance
Viral Infection
Environmental Toxins
Neuroanatomy
Biochemistry |
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ECT (Electro-Convulsive Therapy)
Antipsychotic Drugs: block the action of dopamine
Antidepressant Drugs: SSRIs prevent re-uptake of serotonin
Psychosurgery |
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| Psychological Approaches: Psychodynamic |
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Unresolved conflict & trauma normally in childhood
Fixation in psychosexual stages I
d, Ego, Supergo
Oedipus & electra complex
Defence mechanisms |
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| Psychological Therapies: Psychoanalysis |
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Definition
Bring unconscious conflicts to conscious
Free association
Interpretation
Working through |
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| Psychological Treatments: Behaviourist |
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Systematic Desenstisation: Classical conditioning - associate feared object with relaxation
Token economy: operant conditioning
Aversion therapy & Flooding: classical conditioning |
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| Psychological Approaches: Behaviourist |
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| Abnormal behaviours are learnt: classical & operant conditioning |
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| Psychological Approaches: Cognitive |
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Abnormal behaviour is due to faulty cognitions (thinking)
ABC (activating event, belief, consequence) |
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| Psychological Therapies: Cognitive |
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REBT (Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy)changes thinking
Logical Disputing
Empirical Disputing
Pragmatic Disputing |
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Definition
Success of therapies
ethics
symptoms not cause
methodology used in each approach |
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