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- Mental Disorders and Illnesses are caused by physiological processes such as genetics and biochemical balances.
- Psychopathology is a disease or illness.
- Can be caused by brain damage, infections, biochemical imbalances and inherited disorders.
- Research is carried out using family, twin and adoption studies. |
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- Only observable behaviour is important in analysing psychopathology.
- Abnormal behaviour is learned through conditioning and social learning theory.
- Little Albert Study by Watson shows the use of conditioning in creating phobias. |
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- Abnormal behaviour is caused by unconscious forces and conflicts between the elements of the psyche, the Id, the Ego and the Superego.
- Unresolved conflicts and early childhood experiences cause abnormality. Thoughts of these are repressed but the emotions are still conflicting.
- Psychosexual stages are important in the development and disruption can lead to abnormal behaviour.
- People use defense mechanisms to cope with emotional or traumatic events. |
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- Cognitive problems have a role in causing abnormal behaviours.
- Irrational thinking (negative and polarised thoughts) only causes abnormality if it inhibits them or others. - Ellis.
- Negative thinking contributes to depression i.e. errors in logic such as overgeneralisation.
- The cognitive triad interact and affect adaptive thoughts. If this is constant, depression occurs. |
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