101681 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Abnormal Psychology, Defence Mechanisms, Operant Conditioning
3 Sep 2018
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The biological perspective: based on observation that mood effected by neurological and neuro-chemical changes, e. g. traumatic brain injuries, abnormality as having a singular biological cause and treatment, early medical interventions had no real understanding between cause and symptoms. Influence stru(cid:272)tural (cid:894)surger(cid:455), ect (cid:895) or (cid:272)he(cid:373)i(cid:272)al (cid:894)(cid:373)edi(cid:272)atio(cid:374)(cid:895) fu(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s: medical interventions = painting with a bucket (variety of side effects) Logical issues (how can you consciously repress something into and unconscious state: no clear line re: normal vs. abnormal, non evidence based, should not be used. Behavioural: the behavioural perspective, learning theory: classical, operant conditioning, abnormality as learned behaviour, and/ or lack of/ disruption to rewarding behaviour, phobia = bitten by a dog Conditioned to fear dog: depression = trained to receive hugs from girlfriend, she leaves, loss of expected reward, behavioural treatment, various applications include, token economies: conditioning to perform behaviours using secondary reinforces. Star charts, stickers, marbles in a jar: exposure therapy: the breakdown of existing conditioning.
