PSYC 3140 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cognitive Therapy, Models Of Abnormality, Aaron T. Beck

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3140
• Professor: Peter Papadogiannis

Document Summary

Models/paradigms: a set of assumptions and concepts that help scientists explain and interpret observations. It influences what the investigators observe as well as the questions they ask, the information they seek, and how they interpret this information called glia. Large groups of neurons form distinct areas, or brain regions. Toward the top of the brain, is a cluster of regions, collectively referred to as the cerebrum, which includes the cortex, corpus callosum, basal ganglia, hippocampus, and amygdala. The neurons in each of these brain regions control important functions. Medical practitioners would see the devil as a guiding hand for his abnormal behaviour. Treatments for this would be from prayers to whippings in order to drive the foreign spirits away from the body. Biological model: physical processes as key to human behaviour. Demonological model: borrowed heavily from medieval society"s concerns with religion, superstition and warfare.