PSCH 270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Animal Magnetism, Anxiolytic, Reductionism
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* conceptual framework within which a scientist operates. No one paradigm sufficient to completely explain psychopathology. Neuroscience examines the contribution of brain structure and function to psychopathology. * mental disorders are linked to aberrant processes in the brain. Three major components studied in the brain: Psychoneuroimmunology the study of how psychological factors impact the immune system. The link between stress and the immune system has several direct implications for overall health. * associated with psychological as well as physical disorders. A neuroscience view does not preclude psychological interventions. * view that behavior can best be understand by reducing it to its basic biological components. * treated patients with hysteria using animal magnetism . * his support legitimizes hypnosis as treatment for hysteria. * used hypnosis to facilitate catharsis in anna o. * release of emotional tension triggered by reliving and talking about event.
