PSYC 2030U Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Mental Disorder, Cognitive Therapy, Peripheral Nervous System
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Injects inevitable biases: meaning or importance given to data may depend to a considerable extent on a paradigm. Paradigms in abnormal psychology: biological paradigm, cognitive-behavioural paradigm. Cognitive perspective: psychoanalytic paradigm, humanistic-existential paradigms, integrative paradigm. All these paradigms are necessary (people cry for different reasons) Continuation of the somatogenic hypothesis: somatogenic hypothesis: had to do with the soma (physical body) disturbance. Uses biologically based treatment bloodletting, etc. Mental disorders caused by aberrant or defective biological processes. Medical model or disease model abnormal behavior is a physical disease. This theory does not explain all diseases a psychological abnormality may be attributed in part to some biological processes genetics, biological experiences (being exposed to toxic substances) Remains a powerful force in understanding abnormal behaviour especially in research and treatment. Those who work in bio paradigm assume puzzles of psychology will be found within the body. Fixed at birth, but not necessarily static: phenotype totality of observable, behavioural characteristics.
