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

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

Document Summary

Abnormal behaviour caused by supernatural forces (work by the devil); trephination (sharp tool used to chisel a hole in the skull and eliminated abnormal behaviours) to cure people. Neuroses (obsessions, phobias, and depression that did not involve loss of contact with reality) Psychoses (severe disorders that are caused by great anxiety and person loses touch with reality; i. e. schizophrenia) Behavioural perspective views disordered behaviours as learned responses through classical conditioning, operating conditioning, and modelling. Cognitive theorists emphasize the role of people"s thoughts and perceptions about themselves and the environment; key to understanding abnormal behaviours is to isolate specific thought patterns, beliefs, and attitudes that underlie them. Humanistic theorists view abnormality as result of environmental forces that frustrate people"s self-actualization tendencies and searching for meaning in life. Socio-cultural perspective takes into account the cultural context and factors that influence the forms that those abnormal behaviours take. Each person has some degree of vulnerability in developing a psychological disorder.