PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Action Potential, Molecular Neuroscience
Document Summary
Intrinsic part of science, serving the vital function of indicating the rules to be followed. Injects inevitable biases into the definition and collection of data, and may also affect the interpretation of facts. Since is bound by limitations and whether the scientist can remain objective when trying to understand and study abnormal behaviour. Central to any application of scientific principles, in kuh(cid:374)"s (cid:448)ie(cid:449), is the (cid:374)otio(cid:374) of paradig(cid:373), the conceptual framework or approach within which a scientist works. 4 types: biological, cognitive- behavioural, psychoanalytic and humanistic: psychodynamic and humanistic paradigms have become less influential over the years. Holds that mental disorders are caused by aberrant biological processes. Has often been referred to as the medical model or disease model. Within the field of abnormal behaviour, the term of medicine is pervasive. Medical illnesses can differ widely from one another in their causes but they all share one characteristic: some biological processes is disrupted or not functioning normally.
