PSYC 2230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: General Paresis Of The Insane, Neuroplasticity, Blind Experiment
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Capgras the biological aspect in this example includes the disruption/disconnection of the pathway from the temporal lobe to the amygdala. We could also see that he could recognize someone when he heard them. This suggested that the pathway from his auditory area to the amygdala was intact. David was unable to call forth emotion when he saw someone he knew, which made him believe the person was an imposter. The psychological aspect is him feeling paranoid every single time he saw these imposters. Socially, his relationship with his parents was impaired since he thought they were imposters: cognitive therapy taught to think differently, brain plasticity brain finds a new way to make the connection. Biopsychosocial approach: behavior has multiple determinants. As always, treatment derives from casual theories. Evidence based treatments: research supported recommendations for specific disorders. Independent and dependent variables: control groups, random assignment, confounds and blind or double- blind designs.
