PSYC1030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Randomized Controlled Trial, Autism Spectrum, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
PSYC1030
Lecture 1 – 24th July
Part A
Introduction
Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour and mental processes
Scientific – approach with systematic, organised methods
Behaviour – what we do
Mental Processes – what we think, perceive, remember
What is Psychology?
The scientific study of behaviour and mental processes
• Clinical
• Organisational
• Evolutionary
• Social
• Sport
• Developmental
• Cognitive
Three main focuses
1. Clinical
2. Developmental
3. Social
Textbook:
o Supplements lecture content
Weekly reading on ECP
o Assessed in quizzes
A da i the life of P“YC tute…
1. Arrive w/ completed homework assignment
• Tutos ak assiget @ egiig of tutoial
2. Content in the context of class activities
3. 5-min, 6-question quiz @ end of tutorial
Weekly homework
Arrive completed to every tute – will be marked at the beginning
Read article prior to tute – check the tutorials folder for questions on
the article
Best 8 out of 9
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Group Assessment
Written assessment completed in tutorials in groups
Best 2 of 3 marks
Basic Steps to Scientific Research
. Ealuate hat e alead ko + hat e still dot ko
o Weeks 1 to 3
2. Identify what more we want to know + how we can find out
o Weeks 5 to 7
3. Do what needs to be done to find out!
o Weeks 8 to 9
. Caefull itepet hat ou foud to olude hat e ko o + hat e still dot ko
o Weeks 10 to 12
Part B
Psychological Therapies
Schools of Therapy
Biological
- Cause of emotional distress is biological and therefore can be remedied by medication
Psychodynamic
- The source of distress is in the past therefore we need insight, catharsis and corrective
emotional experiences
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Behavioural
- Uses analysis of behaviour and effects change via conditioning – classical or operant
Cognitive Behavioural
- Includes the notion that the way we think also affects the way we behave and the way we
feel
Behaviour Therapy
An example of a behavioural intervention for problem child behaviour
• DVD
• Analysis of behaviour
• Outline of intervention
• Post intervention
Analysis of Behaviour
Stimulus
Organism
Response
Consequence
Contingency
Historical
Long term
difficulties with
compliance
Contextual
Finds the
supermarket noisy
and boring
Immediate
Shopping with
mum and being
asked to stay close
and keep quiet
Poor emotion
regulation
Running around in
the supermarket
“aig o
Kicking mum
Grabbing objects
from the shelves
Runs away
Given many
instructions to stop
Mum grabs him to
try to keep him
contained
Mum is frustrated
and upset
Child does not
learn to behave
appropriately
Shopping
abandoned
Short Term
A lot of attention
for the
misbehaviour
Avoids shopping
Longer Term
Behaviour
continues to be
reinforced
Mum feels out of
control
Intervention
Teach parent to manage non-compliant behaviour
Identify the behaviour that you want to occur
Walking in the supermarket
Helping with the shopping
Tell the child what you want him to do
Practice and reward efforts
Praise the behaviour you want to occur
Remove attention from the behaviour you do not want and manage it assertively
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
• Main focus is that thoughts, feelings and ehaious oie to ifluee a pesos ualit
of life
• CBT is a combination of behaviour therapy and cognitive therapy
• The behaviour therapy uses strategies to change behaviour that may have been unhelpful to
the person
• The cognitive therapy focuses on the way the person thinks about a situation e.g. negative
thinking
Strategies of CBT
• Explain the rationale of thoughts influencing feelings
• Identify negative (unhelpful) thoughts
• Challenge negative thoughts
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Document Summary
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