PSYC 3140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Fritz Perls, Relationship Counseling, Gestalt Therapy
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Models: set of assumptions and concepts that help scientists explain and interpret observations, also called a paradigm. Demological model was used in middle ages, religion, superstition etc. Today we have biological model, psychodynamic model, behavioural mode, humanistic- existential model, and sociocultural model (family-social perspective + multicultural perspective. Neurons, glia, brain regions, axon, synapse, neurotransmitter, receptors, dendrites, hormones, adrenal glands. Genes make people more prone to certain things. Schizophrenia may be related to exposure to viruses during childhood/before birth. 3 leading kinds are drug therapy, electroconvulsive therapy and psychosurgery. Psychotropic medications: drugs that primarily affect the brain + reduce many symptoms of mental dysfunctioning. Antianxiety drugs: psychotropic drugs that help reduce tension and anxiety, also called minor tranquilizers or anxiolytics. Antidepressant drugs: psychotropic drugs that improve the moods of people with depression. Antibipolar drugs: psychotropic drugs that help stabilize the moods of people suffering from a bipolar mood disorder, also called mood stabilizers.
