Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Anxiety Disorder

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Psychological disorders are the 2nd leading cause of disability (after heart disease) Depending on time period psychological views were interpreted differently. Like demons, physical diseases, result of psychological conflict etc. Belief that abnormal behaviour is caused by supernatural forces. Trephination = sharp tool used to chisel a hole in the skull allowing demons to escape. Hippocrates suggested abnormal behaviour was b/c of disease rather than demons. Psychodynamic: neuroses person doesn t lose contact w/ reality due to unresolved conflict, psychoses can t deal w/ reality longer & withdraws from it. Biological: learnt behaviours via environmental factors. Cognitive: emphasizes people s thoughts & self perceptions. Humanistic: environmental factors frustrate people s inherent self-actualization tendencies. Vulnerability-stress model = each and every one of us has some degree of vulnerability to developing a given psychological disorder. Vulnerability = biological, personal factor, or environmental predisposition. Appearance of disorder triggered by stress + vulnerability factor. Normality is affected by the time and the culture.