PSYC 3220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Attribution Bias, Psychopathology, John Bowlby

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3220
• Professor: C.Miller

Document Summary

Interested on layers/levels of influence on people work. Suggests that a child exists in his/her inner circle, going out the circle are layers (where the child interacts the people around him/her) There are like levels of influence that don"t directly relate the child"s layers (ex. mom"s relationship with her boss) There are many different layers that influence the child but directly relate to the child, thus there are many different factors (ex. risk factors) influencing the child"s behaviour and disorder. Suggests that any disease state has an organic dysfunction (biological organic problem within the child) The child either has or does not have a disorder. There are some biological problem according to this model (the family needs to acknowledge that there is something biological difference with the child) Allows parents to maintain a sense of confidence about parenting. It"s assumed to be observable; behaviour must be responsive to be rewarded or punished. Sees psychopathology as behaviour accesses and behaviour deficits.