debates in psychology - social control Flashcards
what are the 4 types of social control
drug therapy
the influence of the practitioner
classical conditioning
token economy
how does drug therapy control people
- makes people placid ans sedated
- people become easy to manipulate
- flattens personality
- makes people vulnerable so easy to deal with
- the person administering the drugs has control
what are the 6 practical issues with drug therapy?
+ can stop people experiencing symptoms
+ makes people feel more normal
+ cheap and instant
- people often relapse
- people stop taking them because of the side effects
- doesn’t address the route of the problem if it is psychological
what are 5 ethical implications of drug therapy
- drugs may be prescribed to make staff happy not help patients
- side effects
- can increase violent behaviour
- developing drugs involves animal testing
- should taking drugs be the patients choice?
what control does token economy have over people
- the staff have control over what they reward
- reward points control the public as when we spend money we are rewarded
- controlling as it shapes and changes peoples behaviour
6 practical issues with token economy
- hard as staf have to reward immediately
- reinforcement has to be consistent
- takes time
- doesnt work when patients are in the real world
- staff have to be trained which is costly
- rewards have to be something they desire
4 ethical implications of token economy
- takes away right to freedom
- staff reward things which makes their own lives easier
- bad if you reward people with their basic human rights
- ethical as the desired behaviours will benefir society
how does classical conditioning control you
- it works by building an association between 2 stimuli
- the therapist who conditions the desired behaviour has control
what types of things can classical conditioning be used with
peadophiles and phobias
what are the 4 practical issues with classical conditioninh
- takes time
- participants must be willing to take part
- requires little equipment and its cheap
- you need a good relationship with the therapist
4 ethical implications of classical conditioning
- you are shocking people if you use avasion therapy
- if trying to overcome a phobia being confronted with it can be traumatising
- its unethical to make harmful products such as tabacco more appealing through classical conditioning in advertising
- must be able to uncondition if necessary
what control does the influence of the practitioner have
- they can manipualte your thoughts
- they can interret things however they want
4 practical issues with the therapy
- drugs might be more effective
- expensive
- sometimes voluntary
- could be better than drugs but good to work along side them. however, some patients could then completely stop taking the drugs
4 ethical issues with the therapy
- gives the patient insight into their condition which could make it worse
- no chemical implications that you get with drugs
- therapist can exert control and manipulate thought patterns
- sometimes therapy is forced which goes against human rights
