PSYC 1004 Study Guide - Final Guide: Stanley Milgram, Stereotype, Cognitive Dissonance
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Psychiatrist: goes to medical school (md) and can provide the quick fix of pills. Explain with hypothetical constructs: psychoanalytic theory, freud"s mind: reality principle secondary process thinking (ego) pleasure principle primary process thinking (id) Symptom reflects underlying cause: used to asses the underlying problem (doesn"t necessarily address it, but analyzes it) Example: a sneeze or cough reflects a cold. Symptom substitution: same symptom with different cause. If you don"t address the underlying problem for a certain behavior, another behavior will take its place (i. e. stopping smoking will cause more eating: different symptoms with same cause. Giving insight leads to behavior change (insight therapy: the job of a psychiatrist is to give you insight, believes that the first 6 years of life helps determine the rest of life. Professionalism: critical to believe that this doctor/therapist is a professional and can truly help you. Blame placed on the disease (i. e. depression, anxiety)
