Psychiatric Disorders Flashcards
What are the 4 D’s in Defining Abnormality?
Deviance
Distress
Dysfunction
Danger
The biological model makes what assumptions about psychological disorders?
What is the focus?
What will fix the problem?
Takes a medical approach (disease of the brain)
Psychological problems viewed as illness.
Usually resulting from malfunctioning within physical organism.
Focus on irregularities of anatomy or physiology (typically the brain). Genetics
Correct the physical problem to achieve symptom alleviation.
What 2 neurotransmitters are effected by exercise?
What do these neurotransmitters effect for the body?
Seratonin and Endorphins
Seratonin mood, sleep, appetit, impulsivity, aggressiveness.
Endorphins relief from pain, feelings of pleasure and well-being.
What are the assumptions the psychodynamic approach makes toward psychological disorders?
Abnormal behavior (and normal) is largely due to unconscious processes. The interactions or dynamics b/w particular aspects of the personality affect behavior; thoughts; emotions. Conflicts between these forces result in abnormal behavior or functioning.
Focus on Interpretation
Catharsis. (not effective)
Transference/resistance
Working through
Treatment involves
Bringing unconscious motive or processes into awareness.
What are the assumptions of the behavioral model? Focus? Application?
Behavior (both internal and external) determined by past experience.
Environmental influences primary.
Focus on Learning history
Rewards
Punishments
Classical conditioning
Operant conditioning
Define operant conditioning
A process by which an organism learns to associate a response with a consequence. The organism operates on the environment. An association is then formed between this action and the consequence that follows it.
Techniques–shaping
Systematic desensitization–used to treat a phobia. conditioned stimulus is presented long enough with unconditioned stimulus until it’s no longer a problem.
