PSY240H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Learning Disability, Informed Consent, Etiology
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Informed consent- has to tell patient exactly what the interaction is about, what is confidential and what is not. Tarasoff- psychologists have to inform police and the target. In na if a patient, tells the psychologist that they want to harm others or themselves, then they must inform authorities. If patient has already harmed someone or themselves, it is confidential. Etiological models of abnormal behaviour: medical-disease model. Brain is not functioning properly (medical case) Disordered thinking may not always be brain disorder. Genetics are involved (if close relatives are depressed/anxious, chances are you will. This is the primary etiological model be too) Neurological (a part of your brain isn"t functioning properly. E. g. neurological tumors, cancers, strokes: environmental model. Sociocultural (the environment has an effect on the person psychologically. E. g. a suicide bomber develops his feelings by associating with other suicide bombers) E. g. anxiety; you learn to be anxious about something you shouldn"t be)
