PSYC 3140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Oral Stage, Panic Disorder, Reality Principle
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Abnormal psychology- lecture 2- current paradigms and integrative approach to. Science is limited by: our current knowledge, and trying to remain objective- theres alot of room for being unintentionally biased. Paradigm - a set of basic assumptions, a general perspective that defines how to conceptualize and study a subject, gather and interpret relevant data and think about a particular subject. A set of basic assumptions that outline the particular universo of scientific inquiry. Paradigms can help scientists whose research is based on a shared set of paradigm it provides the same rules and standards for scientific practice. Paradigms are an intrinsic part of science and provide a set of defining rules that are to be followed. You"ll filter information making your focus on certain things over others - lose/ditch some information. Continuation of somatogenic hypothesis - disorder caused by defective biological processes. Also referred to as the medical model or disease model.