PSY-2212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Learned Helplessness, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
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Major neurotransmitters: serotonin, gaba, norepinephrine, dopamine. One of the primary foci of modern psychopathology is monitoring effects of fluctuating activity levels: serotonin. Preventing reuptake and helps serotonin system: norepinephrine. Manages ability to recover from fight or flight. We make judgements about how relevant others outcomes in our environment are: cognitive- behavior therapy (cbt): Identifying client"s maladaptive attributions/ learned behaviors, developing new ones that are more positive. Emotional contributions: emotions such as fear are adaptive. Fighting or fleeing: when our emotions misfire (strong fear with no cause) Creates behaviors, thoughts, and physiological reactions that are maladaptive and reinforcing. Alcohol abuse: men- may be compensating or coping with fears (social worries: city vs rural, quality/ extent of social networks. Intro to anxiety, oc, and trauma- related disorders. What is anxiety: subjective (personal) feeling of unease. Apprehension of some bad thing that could happen in the future. Often accompanied by one or more of.
