Psychology 2320A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Neuroplasticity, Anxiety Disorder, Brainstem

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2320A/B
• Professor: Elizabeth Hayden

Document Summary

Tend to look at biological influences, emotional, behavioural and cognitive, Biological influences: prenatal history, major illnesses, injuries, those with anxieties and fears which are affected by levels of stress hormones are more likely to have parents with similar problems. Inherited tendency to response to environment with heightened arousal. Inability to regulate feelings of arousal, distress or agitation. Behavioural and cognitive influences: avoiding events that may elicit fear or avoidance, try to chance aspects of environment, look at reinforcement techniques. Family, cultural and ethnic influences: peer relationships, social settings, larger ethnic identity. Study of abnormal child behaviour requires an appreciation of developmental processes as well as individual and situational events that can have a major bearing on the course and direction of a particular childs life. Most clinical and research activity begins with a theoretical formulation for guidance and information. Knowledge, skill, and evidence must be added to bring these theoretical clues to life.