PSYC 337 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Reuptake, Psychophysiology, Reductionism
9 Apr 2018
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Biological approaches to disorders tend to dismiss or downplay the influence of experience, whereas psychological/environmental approaches tend to emphasize external factors (eg. poverty, parenting style) Behavioural theories eg. locke states that humans are born tabula rasa= a blank slate upon which experience writes all that is meaningful in thought and behaviour. Behaviourist would examine hailey"s reassurance seeking and withdrawal behaviours resulting from her depression. Cognitive theorist would examine hailey"s schemas or beliefs (fear of abandonment), automatic thoughts and the way she processes information to influence her disorder. Humanistic and existential approaches lay the responsibility for action and choices on the individual suffering from the disorder focus on personal decisions, level of acceptance and perceptions of her experience with depression. Socio cultural formulation would examine factors such as social supports, how being female influences it or being labelled as depressed affects her life. Single factor explanation= traces the origins of a particular disorder to one factor eg. genetic defect/single traumatic experience.
