PS280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Acculturation, Intelligence Quotient, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence
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*** exam question; contrast abc model (beliefs; ellis) (cid:449)/ cbt cog(cid:374)iti(cid:448)e theory (cid:894)eri(cid:374) beck"s (cid:373)odel(cid:895) How emotions can be guided by thoughts and behaviours all together. Organized ways of viewing self, world e. g. depressed people hold negative views of past, present, future and view selves as undeserving. Selective abstraction; focus on parts of experience that reflect flaws; ignore evidence of competencies. Absolutists thinking; see world in black and white. Cbt- therapy is about changing thoughts and behaviours. One dimensional accounts of psychopathology are incomplete. Must consider reciprocal relations between biological, psychological, social and experiential factors. Defining abnormal behaviour is also complex and multi-faced. Supernatural tradition has no place in science of abnormal behaviour. What symptoms can be noticed of anxiety. Methods of assessment must be reliable and valid. Be aware of sociocultural and ethnic factors. Experiences; new to country, war, dr. to janitor. Medical history, psychological history, age, marital status, family, education.
