Psychology 2035A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Middle Ages, Dsm-5, Anorexia Nervosa

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

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Part 1: what is a psychological disorder: a. abnormal thoughts, feelings, & behaviour, b. Part 2: what causes psychological disorders: a. The demonic perspective: evil spirits invade the body, drilling a holy in skill so spirits can escape, or burned as witches during middle ages, b. Freud"s psychodynamic perspective: unconscious conflicts between id, ego, and superego - aka structures of the mind - not physical structures, in 1900s it was the dominant perspective, 2. 1940s - behavioural perspective: see classical & operant conditioning pg. 428-429: we learn abnormal behaviours, focus on situational factors outside the person, 3. Predisposing causes (early causes that set the stage" for a disorder: eg. genetic factors, prior learning, cultural factors, 2. Precipitating causes (immediate events that trigger the disorder: eg. stress, 3. * see chapter 15 (psychotherapy: insight therapies, behaviour therapies, biomedical therapies, blended therapies.