Alternatives to the Medical Model Flashcards

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(Behaviourist)
Classical conditioning

Defintion
Example
Treatment

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Learning through association between an unconditioned stimulus to get a conditioned response.

e.g. learning to associate attention/sympathy with depression or associate a low mood with depression.

Treating-positive association with phobia.

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(Behaviourist)
Operant conditioning

Defintion
Example
Treatment

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Learning via consequences (reinforcement reward/punishment)

e.g. costal anxiety could be explained if something negative happened overtime you went to feared situation.

Treating-give a reward to get over phobia or make progress.

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(Behaviourist)
Social learning theory

Defintion
Example
Treatment

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Learning via imitation (modelling)

e.g. parents that have the disorder may be imitated. Or imitate behaviour to get a reward- ‘learnt helplessness’.

Treating-show positive reactions of phobia

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(Behaviourist)

Little Albert

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US- loud noise (steel bar)
UCR- fear (cry)
NS- fire, white rabbit, monkey, dog, white rat (most liked)

  • learnt fear as liked objects previously
  • scared of the rat the most on own
  • santa claus mask and monkey forced into face possibly causing fear whereas others weren’t.
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(Cognitive)

Beck (1961) The Cognitive Triad

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Negative views about oneself.
Negative views about the world.
Negative views about the future.

Once in cycle, select information from environment that would confirm their thinking.

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(Cognitive)
Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy
3-steps

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Helps to identify self-defeating thoughts, challenge they rationality and replace them with healthier, more productive beliefs.

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(Cognitive)

Cognitive Distortions-Overgeneralistion

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Apply one experience to all other experiences.

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(Cognitive)

Cognitive Distortions-Filtering

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Focus only on negative aspects, goring any positive ones.

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(Cognitive)

Cognitive Distortions- Catastrophising

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Irrational thought believing something is worse than what it is.

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(Humanistic)

Two principles

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  • people are good and have the ability to grow and be healthy
  • focus on individual to explain how they have free will and the ability to be self-determining
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(Humanistic)

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

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Pyramid which reaches up to self actualisation.

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(Humanistic)

Carl Rogers- The ideal self and the perceived actual self

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The ideal self-who they would like to be.

The perceived actual self- self-concept= self-esteem and self-image.

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(Humanistic)

Carl RogersThe actualising tendency

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Inherent tendency within ourselves to grow and reach or full potential with the right conditions.

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(Humanistic)

Carl Rogers-The concept of self

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The individual’s belief about themselves including attributes and what and who the self is.

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(Humanistic)
Carl Rogers-Person Centred Therapy 
Three qualities:
Congruence
Unconditional positive reward
Empathy
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Congruence=genuineness, transparency, reveals personality and thoughts.

Unconditional positive reward= basic acceptance and support of a person regardless.

Empathy=perceive internal form of another with assurance and emotional components, as if they were the person.

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Systematic Desensitisation

Process-4 steps

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  1. Fear Hierarchies-imaginaery exposure to feared situations, broken down Ito manageable components. (in a table
  2. Positive association (unconditioned stimulus)-associates fear with something more pleasant. UCS needs to have a calm response.
  3. Exposure- USS is used as a relaxation technique which produces UR. Fearful stimulus and UCS= UR.
  4. Gradual exposure-start with least feared and move to next stage once the first has been overcome. Repeat this over 8-10 sessions until the patient is able to experience the most frightening item on their hierarchy.
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Flooding

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Classical conditioning

  • fear encountered in an intense situation
    e. g. phobias
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Aversion Therapy

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Operant conditioning

  • negative reinforcement
    e. g. addictive conditions
19
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Token economics

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Operant conditioning

  • good behaviour=pleasant consequences. Point system.
    e. g. getting out of bed with depression or eating disorders
20
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Szasz (2011) The myth of mental illness

Who was responsible for mental health care?
1960
2010

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1960-federal government (state hospitals, Drs, physicians). Privately funded.

2010-helthcare professionals. All funded and regulated by the federal government.

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Szasz (2011) The myth of mental illness

What were Szasz’z views on how mental health has been politicised?
1960 and 2010

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  • Doctors legally responsible for care-government.

- drug companies help fund.

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Szasz (2011) The myth of mental illness

How as mental illness seems as a disease by professionals?
1960
2010

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1960-seen as a disease that can be treated

2010-same as any other disease- a physical disorder of the brain.

“medicalisation of disturbing and disturbed behaviours”

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Szasz (2011) The myth of mental illness

What did Szasz believe about the medical model of mental illness?
1960 and 2010

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‘disorder of the brain’ is based off of inaccurate evidence (evidence funded by drug companies)

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Szasz (2011) The myth of mental illness

What was his opinion on how those with metal illness are treated by psychiatrists?
1960
2010

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1960- hospitalisation was like a prison- involuntary section and treatment.

2010-deproved of basic liberty and freedom. Less consent over mental illness than those with a physical illness.

“having an illness does not make an individual into a patient”

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Szasz (2011) The myth of mental illness

What did Szasz believe about the term ‘mental illness’?
1960 and 2010

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  • seen by Drs as ‘wrong’ and so needs treatment (homosexuality)
  • controlled by psychiatrists and drug companies

“mental illness is a metaphor” “the judgement of some person about the bad behaviour of another person”