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Approaches Flashcards

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whats introspection?

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looking into and describing the cognitive rpocess

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explain the cognitive approach

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The human mind can be scientifically explored

the goal is to learn about mental processes

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Pros and cons of cognitive approach

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uses the experimental method, so studies are scientifically credible

criticised for being mechanistic and too simplistic, humans have free will and behaviour.

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biological approach pros and cons

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uses scientific method so its credible due to controlled research
advances as a medical science, allowing peoples lives to be improved

seen as too simplistic as they dont take into account environment, eg lack of concordance rate, environment must play a role.

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behaviourist approach pros and cons

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stimulus with a fear, token systems for behaviour in prison, improving behaviour

it believes we have no choice or free will
we have no control over behaviour
generalises animal findings within humans

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SLT pros and cons

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Real life examples, bandura experiment
kids watch tv with violence

underestimation of biological factors, doesnt take hormones into accoutn that may affect aggression such as test.thus changing results

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Name 4 Abnormality definitions

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Statistical infrequency
Deviation from social norms
failure to function adequately
Deviation from ideal mental health

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Name and explain 2 biological explanations for OCD

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Genetics:
Concordance rates
Twin studies
68% MZ
31%DZ
21%siblings

Neural:
Brain structure
OFC-higher activity in OCD positive

Neurotransmitters:
Serotonin reduced in OCD patients
Dopamine abnormally high

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What’s generalisation

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The tendency to respond to different stimuli in a similar fashion

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What’s becks cognitive triad

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Where depression occurs through 3 illogical thought processes
Negative views about:
The world
The future
Oneself

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What’s Ellis’s abc model

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A activating B beliefs C consequences
Helps to show how negative and irrational thoughts are achieved

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What does the boury er al study in 2001 show

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That patients w depression are more likely to misinterpret info negatively

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What’s classical conditioning

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Learning through repetition
UCS—- UCR
UCS+NS—-CR
CS—-CR

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Give one method used in therapy of depression

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Fear hierarchy
Lists of the fear from least to most fearful

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What’s serotonin

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A hormone that controls mood

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What’s the gene COMT

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A gene that regulates dopamine

17
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What’s the SERT gene

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A gene that controls serotonin

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What experiment did Watson and rayner do

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The little Albert experiment

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What happened in the little Albert experiment

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Albert was shown a rat and played with it
Then a loud noise was present when Albert was given the rat
Eventually he was scared to see the rat just because of the conditioned reaction to the loud noise

20
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What is the little Albert experiment an example of

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Classical conditioning

21
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What’s SLT

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The theory that you learn through watching others

22
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What’s an SSRI

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Antidepressants that promote the reabsorption of serotonin

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What’s systematic desensitisation

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The progressive intensity of the provoking stimuli, reducing the phobia

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What’s flooding

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Where a patient is very suddenly pushed into a severe situation with the phobic stimulus such as being put in a room with spiders

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What’s a phobia

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An irrational fear to something

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What model did beck create

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ABC model

27
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What’s the orbifrontal cortex

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An area in the brain where mood is controlled

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what did wundt mean by introspection

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looking into and describing cognitive rpocesses

29
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what book wundt publish to aid psychology as a science

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principles of physiological psychology

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