Clinical Psychology

Question 1

What are the five perspectives of the causes of mental disorders?

Answer 1

1. Psychodynamic
2. Medical
3. Cognitive behavioural
4. Humanistic
5. Sociocultural

Question 2

What does the cognitive behavioural perspective maintain causes mental disorder?

Answer 2

Learned patterns of maladaptive thinking and behaving

Question 3

Where do mental disorders arise from, according to the humanistic perspective?

Answer 3

An oversensitivity to the demands of others and because positive regard from others is conditional on meeting those demands

Question 4

Modern therapy adopts an eclectic approach - what does this mean?

Answer 4

The borrowing of methods from different treatments and blending them in a way that will work best in treating the patient’s problem

Question 5

Insight psychotherapy does not work for everyone - why is this?

Answer 5

Insight therapy is more likely to benefit those who are intelligent and able to articulate their problems