WK 9 Psychological Problems Flashcards
Psychopathology
patterns of thought, feeling or behaviour that disrupts a persons functioning or wellbeing
indicators of abnormality include
- subjective distress
- statistical deviancy
- social discomfort
mental disorder
clinically recognisable symptoms that cause distress and impair functioning
Historical account
- demonology
- hippocrates (due to brain pathology, imbalance)
- early chinese medicine (yin and yang)
- middle ages (supernatural)
- Pinel and Tuke (1790s) (treat patients with kindness)
6 Contemporary views of abnormal behaviour
- biological perspective
- psychodynamic perspective
- new psychodynamic perspectives
- behavioral perspective
- cognitive-behavioural perspective
- social perspective
Biological perspective
- genetic vulnerabilities
- brain dysfunction
- neurotransmitter imbalance
- hormonal imbalance
Psychodynamic perpsective
level of disturbance:
- normal to neurotic
- personality disordered
- psychotic
New psychodynamic perpsective
- object relations (interactions will real or imagined people could give rise to inner conflicts)
- interpersonal perspective (cultural and social forces determinant of behaviour)
- attachment theory (emphasises importance of early relationships)
Behavioural perspective
only observable behaviour can serve as basis for understanding behaviour. central to this approach is learning
Cognitive-Behavioural perspective
reaction against radical behaviourism. importance of thoughts and info processing to lead to maladaptive emotions and behaviour
Cognitive-Behavioural perspective:
self-efficacy
belief one can achieve desired goals
Cognitive-Behavioural perspective:
cognitive distortions
irrational thought pattern in onset of psychological states
Cognitive-Behavioural perspective:
attentional bias
people perception affected by recurring thoughts at the time
Social perspective
importance of environment
Classification and diagnosis
disorder have no known entities they can only be diagnosed by their symptoms
