PSYC 3082 : PSYC 3082 Exam 1 Study Guide Filled
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Clinical description: presenting problem - original complaint reported by the client to the therapist. The actual treatment problem may be a modification derived from the presenting problem. The structure of the mind: according to freud, the mind has three major parts or functions: The behavioral model: classical conditioning - an event that automatically elicits a response is paired with another stimulus event that does not (a neutral stimulus). After repeated pairings, the neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus that by itself can elicit the desired response: unconditioned stimulus (ucs) - environmental event that would elicit a response in almost anyone and requires no learning. To get rid of the beeping, you put on your seatbelt: another example: if a child at the store is throwing a tantrum for candy and the parents give in; positive and negative reinforcement all in one. When confronted with unexplainable, irrational behavior; and through their suffering and upheaval, people have perceived evil: the biopsychosocial model.
