CURRENT PARADIGMS IN PSYCHOPATHOLOGY Flashcards
This paradigm shows behavior, abnormal behavior and
1 psychopathology are being
influenced by the interaction of the genes and the environment
The Genetic-Environment
Paradigm
se are CHAIN-LIKE structures within a cell nucleus that contains the genes
Chromosomes
This is the person’s TOTAL GENETIC ENDOWMENT
Genotype
This is the observed STRUCTURAL and
FUNCTIONAL characteristics
that result from an interaction of the Genotype and the environment
Phenotype
This means that a given person’s sensitivity or reaction to an evironmental event is influenced by genes
Gene-Environment Interaction
This examines the contribution of BRAIN STRUCTURE and FUNCTION to Psychopathology
Neuroscience
Four Mechanisms Of Neuroscience
- Neurons and Neurotransmitters
- Brain Structure and Function Neuroscience \
- Autonomic System
- Neuroendocrine System
The Basic Unit of the Nervous
System
The Neuron
These are chemicals that allow
9 neurons to send signal across the synapse (gap) to another
neuron
Neurotransmitter
Re-absorption of leftover neurotransmitter by presynaptic
neuron
Reuptake
Neurotransmitters that influence ANXIETY and other STRESS related disorders
Norepinephrine
Neurotransmitters that influence
DEPRESSION, MANIA, SCHIZOPHRENIA
Serotonin and Dopamine
Neurotransmitter that influences ANXIETY
Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA)
Four Lobes of the Brain
- Frontal -Reasoning, Problem Solving, Working Memory
- Parietal -Sensations,Temperature, Body Position
- Temporal- Sounds
- Occipital -Vision
2 Systems of the Autonomic
Nervous System
- Sympathetic Nervous System Excitatory
- Parasympathetic Nervous System - Quiescent
Psychoactive DRUGS that alter Neurotransmitter Activity
- Antidepressants
- Anti psychotics
- Benzodiazepines
This paradigm traces its roots to
learning principles and to cognitive science
The Cognitive Behavioral
Paradigm
This is notion that PROBLEM BEHAVIOR is likely to continue if it is REINFORCED
Behaviorism
Focuses on how people (and animals) structure their experiences, how they make sense of them, and how they relate their current experiences to past ones that have been stored in the memory
Cognitive Science
