L33 Psych 354 Chapter 2: Causes of Abnormal Behavior
24 Feb 2019
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Etiology - the causes or origins of a disorder. Paradigm - a set of assumptions both about the substance of a theory and about how scientists should collect data and test theoretical propositions. During the 20th century many psychologists vowed allegiance to one of four broad theories of causes of abnormal behavior; the biological, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and humanistic paradigms. Major psychological paradigms: psychoanalytic/psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, humanistic, biological. Each paradigm is valuable but none are totally sufficient. Most psychological scientists today agree that most abnormal behavior is caused by a combination of biological, psychological and social factors. Biological - brain chemistry, genetic predispositions, etc. Psychological - troubled emotions, distorted thinking, etc. Social and cultural - conflict in family relationships, sexual and racial bias, etc. Biopsychosocial model - a view of the etiology of mental disorders that assumes that disorders can best be understood in terms of the interaction of the biological, psychological, and social systems.
