PSY 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Learned Helplessness
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1. active ingredients: charac. of treatment itself that affect b change. 2. mechanisms of change: process or series of events that causes changes in the outcomes. Insecurity: lack of stability and continuation of livelihood, lack of safety. Social factors: weak family ties, lack of social support. Proposed criteria for est. a mechanism of change. Strong assoc. , plausibility, speci city, gradient, experiment, temporal relation, consistency. High ses group in teens is often ignored. Many assume that higher income doesn"t connect w/ mental illness. Luthar study found that adolescents in suburban homes w average family income of. ,000 reported higher rates of depression, anxiety, substance use than any other ses group. Some factors are isolation from parents, pressure to achieve, parenting strategies/ awareness of b. At indie level: material success can limit attainment of other rewards critical for well- being like close relationships. Community level: material success can inhibit formation of supportive networks (services bought but not shared)
