PSYB32H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ovarian Cyst, Behavioural Genetics, Spermatozoon
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Paradigm (model)- the conceptual framework or approach within which the scientist works. A paradigm is a set of basic assumptions that outline the particular universe of scientific inquiry. Paradigms specify what problems scientists will investigate and how they will go about the investigation. They serve the vital function of indicating the rules to be followed. A paradigm injects expected biases into the definition and collection of data and may also affect the interpretation of facts. There are 5 paradigms: biological, psychoanalytical, humanistic and existential, learning and cognitive. Current thinking about abnormal behaviour tends to be multi faceted and tend to integrate several paradigms. Biological paradigm- a broad theoretical view that holds that mental disorders are caused by some abnormal somatic process or defect. Its continuous of the somatoegnic hypothesis (which is the hypothesis that mental disorders are a result of bodily causes. The paradigm has often been referred to as the medical model or disease model.
