Clinical Psychology Flashcards
What are the five perspectives of the causes of mental disorders?
- Psychodynamic
- Medical
- Cognitive behavioural
- Humanistic
- Sociocultural
What does the cognitive behavioural perspective maintain causes mental disorder?
Learned patterns of maladaptive thinking and behaving
Where do mental disorders arise from, according to the humanistic perspective?
An oversensitivity to the demands of others and because positive regard from others is conditional on meeting those demands
Modern therapy adopts an eclectic approach - what does this mean?
The borrowing of methods from different treatments and blending them in a way that will work best in treating the patient’s problem
Insight psychotherapy does not work for everyone - why is this?
Insight therapy is more likely to benefit those who are intelligent and able to articulate their problems