Physiological Paradigm

Question 1

Physiological

Answer 1

Assumes that mental illness originates from an organic problem (disturbances in the “soma” or body)

Question 2

Disease

Answer 2

impairment in the normal state of the organism distinguished by a particular group of symptoms and its specific causes; if the observable symptoms are evident then the disease is there

Question 3

Goal of treatment

Answer 3

reduce the symptoms or get rid of them; get rid of the underlying physical cause

Question 4

Heredity

Answer 4

Probably predisposes a person through physiological malfunction to develop schizophrenia

Question 5

Neural transmission

Answer 5

Depression may result from a failure of the usual processes of __ __

Question 6

Autonomic nervous system

Answer 6

Anxiety disorders are considered by some to stem from a defect in ___ ___ ___ functioning that causes a person to be too easily aroused

Question 7

Somatic treatment

Answer 7

ECT, psycho-pharmacological drugs, psychosurgery

Question 8

ECT (electro-convulsive therapy)

Answer 8

Used to treat severe delusions, depression, and schizophrenic disorders

Question 9

Psycho-pharmacological drugs

Answer 9

Used to treat anxiety, depression, etc.

Question 10

Psychosurgery

Answer 10

Used after other treatments have been ruled out for serious conditions

Question 11

Criticisms of physiological paradigm

Answer 11

Encourages the biological rather than social factor of mental illness; symptoms may overlap so causes are not always clear