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Word to base all approaches on

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SARDINE

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SARDINE

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S - scientific
A - application (E.g. treatment)
R - reductionism vs holism
D - determinism vs free will
I - idiographic vs nomothetic
N - nature vs nurture
E - extrapolation (animal research)

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Behavioural approach: scientific?

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Yes - research based on stimulus-response

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Behavioural approach: application

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Treatment for phobias (E.g. systemic desensitisation and flooding)

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Behavioural approach: reductionism or holism

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Reductionism - breaks down complex human behaviours to stimulus-response

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Behavioural approach: determinism or free will

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Environmental determinism

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Behavioural approach: idiographic or nomothetic

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Nomothetic - general laws about human behaviour

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Behavioural approach: nature or nurture

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Nurture - blank slate

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Behavioural approach: extrapolation

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Yes - animal research

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Reductionism vs holism debate

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Reductionism - studied human mind and behaviour in parts
Holism - studies human mind and behaviour as a whole

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Determinism vs free will debate

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Determinism - factors control out
Free will - we are responsible for our behaviours

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Idiographic vs nomothetic debate

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Idiographic - individual studied in detail
Nomothetic - tends to gain data that can be generalised to large population

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Social learning theory: scientific

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Yes - controlled observation

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Social learning theory: application

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Shows how behaviours such as violence are learnt

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Social learning theory: reductionism or Holism

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Reductionist but less than behavioural approach

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Social learning theory: Determinsim or free will

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Deterministic as it states behaviour is learnt

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Social learning theory: idiographic or nomothetic

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Nomothetic - states we all learn behaviour the same way

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Social learning theory: nature vs nurture

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Nurture

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Social learning theory: extrapolation

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No - studies human

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Cognitive approach: scientific

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Yes

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Cognitive approach: application

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CBT and REBT

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Cognitive approach: reductionism vs Holism

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Reductionist as it looks at internal mental processesm

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Cognitive approach: determinism vs free will

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Soft Determinsim

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Cognitive approach: idiographic vs nomothetic

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Nomothetic

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Cognitive approach: nature vs nurture

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Both

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Biological approach: scientific

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Yes

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Biological approach: application

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Drug treatment

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Biological approach: reductionism vs Holism

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Reductionism

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Biological approach: determinism vs free will

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Biological determinism

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Biological approach: idiographic vs nomothetic

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Nomothetic

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Biological approach: nature vs nurture

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Nature

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Extrapolation

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Mixture of animal and human studies
Animals - lab rats for treatment
Humans - twins

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Psychodynamic approach: scientific

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No

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Psychodynamic approach: application

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Psychoanalysis

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Psychodynamic approach: reductionism vs Holism

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Reductionism

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Psychodynamic approach: determinism vs free will

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Psychic determinism

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Psychodynamic approach: idiographic vs nomothetic

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Both

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Psychodynamic approach: nature vs nurture

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Nature and nurture (childhood experiences show nurture however we are born with libido and id showing nature)

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Psychodynamic approach: extrapolation

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No - human studiesm

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Humanistic approach: scientific

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No

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Humanistic approach: application

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Client centred therapy

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Humanistic approach: reductionism vs Holism

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Holism

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Humanistic approach: determinism vs free will

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Free will

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Humanistic approach: idiographic vs nomothetic

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Idiographic

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Humanistic approach: nature vs nurture

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Interactionist (born with innate drive to self-actualise but nurture shapes process)

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Humanistic approach: extrapolation

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No - humans studied

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