Psychology 2030A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Maladjusted

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: Ian Nicholson

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Normal vs abnormal behavior: understanding behavior within a specific context is known as goodness of fit (behavior can be problematic or not problematic depending on the environment in which it occurs) The twentieth century: models that dominated early twentieth century psychoanalytic theory and behaviorism, sigmund freud introduced psychoanalysis which attempts to explain normal and abnormal behavior. 5: little albert was a powerful impetus for behaviorism, behaviors could be learned and unlearned using conditioning principles. Ethics and responsibility: must before submit a proposed research to committee to human subjects. Committee or institutional review board: job of board is to review and make sure no harm is done to potential participants. 7: carl rogers (leader) believed to be a discrepancy between one"s self- image and one"s actual self, therapy focuses on three components: genuineness, empathic understanding, & unconditional positive regard, focuses on present experiences.