BIOC17H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Anna Freud, Joseph Wolpe, Reductionism
17 Mar 2018
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Topics to cover: the role of paradigms, the biological paradigm, the cognitive behavioural paradigm, the psychoanalytic paradigm, the humanistic paradigm, consequences of adopting paradigms, psychosocial influences on mental health, the cultural context, diasthesis stress and biopsychosocial paradigms. The cognitive behavioural paradigm: the behavioural perspective, john b. watson (1878-1958) is the key figure of behaviourism, focuses on observable behaviour rather than consciousness, classical conditioning was discovered by russian physiologist ivan pavlov (1849-1936). When the client removed a certain amount of clothing, she was allowed food. The psychoanalytic paradigm: classical psychoanalytic theory, developed by sigmund freud (1856-1939, he combined the structure of the mind, along with how they produce personality, the id seeks gratification, known as the pleasure principle. Consequences of adopting paradigms: using trichotillomania to illustrate different perspectives on a clinical problem, different branches of psychology can interpret behaviours differently, which does not help in making a diagnosis.
