Psychology Exam 4

Chapters 13 14 and 16

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Solomon asch
Primacy effectconformity study and lines
% of population that will experience a psychological disorder in their lifetime
48% (50%)
Baron
Thouught and behavior that is maladaptive and causes distress
3 requirements for a psychological disorder
Abnormalmaladaptivecauses distress
% of adults that suffer from disorders per yet
25%anxiety 18% mood 9.5%schizophrenia 1.1%
Psychodynamic explanations for disorder
Intrapsychic conflict
Behavioral explanation for disorder
Abnormal behavior is learned
Cognitive explanation for disorder
Distorted thoughts
Humanistic explanations for disorders
Individual being thwarted in ability or quest for self actualization
SOCIOcultural approach to disorders
Disorders occur in context of societyUS and thaialand have different teenage behaviorsin China they look for physical symptoms
Koro
Culturally specfic disrodersoutheast asiafear of ones genitals retracting into the body and then they will die
Thomas Szaz
Mental illness is a mythproblems in living, not a mental disorderlabels for people who don't conformgives people excuses to explain bad behaviortakes away responsibility and control/power
Interactionist approach to disorders
Biology and experience interactdiathesis-stress modelbiopsychosocial approach
Diathesis-stress model
Biological disposition for disorder (genes) but also a stressor that causes the predisposition to manifest itself
Biopsychosocial model
Biology, psychology and environment/social interactions have a role in PD