Cognitive And Biological

Question 1

Main components of CBT

Answer 1

Dysfunctional thought diary

Cognitive restructuring

Pleasant activity scheduling

Question 2

Eval effectiveness of CBT

Answer 2

Therapist competence

Empowerment

Individual differences

Question 3

Eval ethics of CBT

Answer 3

Patient blame

Choice of therapy

Question 4

Components of drug therapy

Answer 4

Antipsychotics: Atypical and conventional

Antidepressant drugs: SSRI’s

Anti anxiety drugs: Beta-blockers

Question 5

Eval effectiveness of drug therapy

Answer 5

Cheaper and more practical than CBT

Treats symptoms not cause

Issues surrounding how long the research into effectiveness lasts

Question 6

Eval ethics of drug therapy

Answer 6

Use of placebos

Side effects - dependency on another substance

Question 7

Eval of Raine methodology

Answer 7

PET scans

No cause-and-effect relationship

Question 8

Eval of Raine procedures

Answer 8

Only murderers were studied

Strict procedures

Question 9

Ethics of Raine

Answer 9

Lack of valid consent

Risk of psychological harm

Question 10

Social imps of Raine

Answer 10

Courts can solely use biological evidence against people who are convicted of murder or manslaughter

Effect on judicial system

Ethical issues knowing that a certain gene/ brain structure that predisposes to criminality and murder is in one’s family

Question 11

Eval of Loftus and Palmer procedures

Answer 11

Lacks ecological validity

Highly controlled lab experiment