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Is the biological approach free will or deterministic?

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Biolgical determinism

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Is the biological approach reductionist or holistic?

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Reductionist

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Is the biological approach nature or nurture?

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Nature

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Is the biological approach nomothetic or idiographic?

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Nomothetic

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Is the biological approach scientific?

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Yes e.g. brain scans

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What are some biological treatments?

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Drug therapies

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Is the behaviourist approach free will or deterministic?

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Environmental determinism

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Is the behaviourist approach reductionist or holistic?

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Reductionist

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Is the behaviourist approach nature or nurture?

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Nurture

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Is the behaviourist approach nomothetic or idiographic?

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Nomothetic

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Is the behaviourist approach scientific?

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Yes as it uses lab studies

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What are behaviourist treatments?

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Systematic desensitisation and flooding

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Is SLT free will or deterministic?

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Soft determinsim

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Is SLT reductionist or holistic?

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Relatively holistic as it includes cognitive and behavioural aspects

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Is SLT nature or nurture?

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Nurture

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Is SLT nomothetic or idiographic?

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Is SLT scientific?

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Mostly is it studies observable behaviour

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Is the cognitive approach free will or deterministic?

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Soft determinsim

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Is the cognitive approach holistic or reductionist?

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Is the cognitive approach nature or nurture?

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Is the cognitive approach idiographic or nomothetic?

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Is the cognitive approach scientific?

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Mostly but you cannot scientifically observe mental processes

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What are some cognitive treatments?

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Is the psychodynamic approach free will or determinism?

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Psychic determinism

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Is the psychodynamic approach reductionist or holistic?
Both
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Is the psychodynamic approach nature or nurture?
Mostly nature
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Is the psychodynamic approach idiographic or nomothetic?
Both
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Is the psychodynamic approach scientific?
No
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What are some psychodynamic treatments?
Psychoanalysis
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Is the humanistic approach free will or deterministic?
Free will
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Is the humanistic approach reductionist or holistic?
Holistic
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Is the humanistic approach nature or nurture?
Mostly nurture
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Is the humanistic approach idiographic or nomothetic?
Idiographic
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Is the humanistic approach scientific?
No
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What are some humanistic treatments?
Person centred counselling

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