PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Systematic Desensitization, Diazepam, Rosalie Rayner
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Paradigm: set of basic assumptions that outlines the universe of scientific inquiry, specifying both the concepts regarded as legitimate and methods to be used in collecting and interpreting data. Paradigm has profound implications for how scientists operate, for. People whose research is based on shared paradigms are committed to the same rules and standards for scientific practice. Paradigms specify what problems scientist will investigate and how they will go about the investigation. Biological paradigm: broad theoretical view that holds the mental disorders are caused by some aberrant somatic process or defect. Referred to as medical model or disease model. Medical/disease model: conceptual model that maintains the dysfunction stems from internal biological processes and factors with in the individual. More likely to reflect psychiatry rather than psychology. Causes of medical illness may be different but all of them share that some biological process is disrupted or not functionally normal.
