PSYC 3140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Telepathy, Psychological Testing, Observational Error
31 Jan 2018
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Behaviour therapy - systematic application of learning principles and techniques to assess and improve individuals behaviours to improve functioning. Systematic desensitization - make people learn how to be completely relaxed then when the fear is imagined during a relaxed state - you"re not going to be as scared of the fear. Token economy and shaping - used on those in inpatient wards. Functional assessment - abc model - usually done on kids. Antecedents: the cues or triggers that elicit behaviour. Consequences: events that maintain behaviour - increasing or decreasing it. Consequences : no punishment for using it, makes people stay connected with others online, prof doesn"t do anything. Theory of psychopathology - dysfunctional cognitive set is responsible for the development of the disorder. Ex: depression caused by this dysfunctional cognitive set of hopelessness. How you view yourself - i am hopeless. How you view the world - the world is a cruel place.
