PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Libido, Cognitive Therapy, Object Relations Theory
28 Sep 2013
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Paradigm is the conceptual framework or approach within which the scientist works. A paradigm is a set of basic assumptions that outline the particular universe of scientific inquiry. Paradigms specify what problems scientists will investigate and how they will go about the investigation. The biological paradigm of abnormal behaviour is a continuation of the somatogenic hypothesis. This broad perspective holds that aberrant biological processes cause mental disorders. This paradigm has often been referred to as the medical model or disease model. In the biological paradigm people looked to the body as the source of disorders, therefore certain organs, which were assumed to be the cause of disorders, were removed as a means of ridding or reducing the disorder. For examples the removal of ovarian cysts or the entire ovaries was employed as treatment for melancholia, mania, and delusions. Those working with the biological paradigm assume that answers to puzzles of psychopathology will be found within the body.
