PSY240H5 Lecture : Lecture 3
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Necessary cause : for ptsd to occur there must be a traumatic event. Sufficient cause: hopelessness is sufficient for depression to occur. Distal something happens in the background/life history and sets the stage for the disorder. Neglectful childhood can be the cause of depression. Proximal- a situation that is too much for an individual to handle. Fail a course and that recent occurrence brings the depression: a reinforcing contributory cause. Maintains maladaptive behaviour that is already occurring. When child is staying home in pyjamas you say it"s okay and reinforce it. Our concepts of causal relationships must take into account the folloring. Feedback: lots of components not just a causes b. Circularity: change in one component effects all the other components as well. Relatively distal necessary or contributory cause that is not sufficient to cause the disorder. Can be because of something biological, psychological (cognition-thinking pattern: stress. The response of an individual to demands perceived as taxing: additive model.
