16 Marker Plans Psychopathology

Question 1

Definitions of abnormality

Answer 1

Statistical infrequency
Example

Real world application
Unusual characteristics can be +ve

Deviation from social norm
Example, culture specific

Real world application
Cultural relativism

Failure to function
When someone is, example

Represents a threshold for help
Discrimination and social control

Deviation from ideal mental health
Criteria for ideal mental health

Comprehensive definition
May be culture bound

Question 2

Behavioural explanations for phobias

Answer 2

Two process model
Acquisition by classical
Maintenance by operant

Real world application
Cognitive aspects of phobias
Phobias and trauma
Counter- reductionist

Question 3

Behavioural treatments for phobias

Answer 3

Systematic desensitisation

Evidence of effectiveness
People with learning disabilities

Flooding

Cost effective
Traumatic

Question 4

The cognitive approach to explaining depression

Answer 4

Becks negative triad
Faulty processing
Negative self schema

Research support
Real world application

Ellis’s ABC model
A B C

Real world application
Reactive and endogenous depression

Question 5

The cognitive approach to treating depression

Answer 5

Becks cognitive therapy
Ellis’s rational emotive behaviour therapy
Behavioural activation

Evidence for effectiveness
Suitability for diverse clients
Relapse rates
Client preference

Question 6

The biological explanation to explaining OCD

Answer 6

genetic
Candidate genes
Polygenic
Different types

Research support
Environmental risk factors

Neural
Serotonin
Decisions making systems

Research support
No unique neural system

Question 7

The biological approach to treating OCD

Answer 7

SSRIs
Combining SSRIs with other treatments
Alternatives to SSRIs

Evidence for effectiveness
Counter- not best treatment
Cost effective and non disruptive
Serious side effects