PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Positive Psychology, Smoking And Pregnancy, Doorbell
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Chapter 2: current paradigms and the role of cultural factors. Philosopher thomas kuhn, subjective factors as well as limitation in our perspective on the universe enter into the conduct of scientific inquiry. Paradigm: the conceptual framework or approach within which the scientist works. It is a set of basic assumptions that outline the particular universe of scientific inquiry. They are an intrinsic part of science serving the vital function of indicating the rules to be followed. It injects inevitable biases into the definition and collection of data and may also affect the interpretation of facts. A broad theoretical view that holds that mental disorders are caused by some aberrant somatic process or defect. Often referred to as the medical model or disease model. Medical illnesses all share one characteristic, where in all of them some biological process is disrupted or malfunctioning hence biological paradigm.
