PSYCH 2AP3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Borderline Personality Disorder, Adrenal Gland, Psychopathology
27 Mar 2014
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Causes and risk factors for abnormal behaviour. Understanding causes is the ultimate goal, but it is difficult. So, speaking of risk factors is most preferred. If disorder y occurs, then cause x must have been present: exp. Need traumatic event to develop anxiety ptsd response. If cause x occurs, then disorder y will also occur: a cause that guarantees the occurrence of a disorder, exp. If you are hopeless enough about the future, you will become depressed. If x occurs, then the probability of getting disorder y increases: not necessary or sufficient, just increases the probability, exp. Parental rejection increases probability of a child"s difficulty with adult relationships: reinforcing contributory cause. Condition that helps to maintain maladaptive behaviour that is already occurring. The sympathy and attention you get while sick, may unintentionally discourage recovery. The way you alienate friends while depressed, reinforces the rejection and reinforces your depression. Time frame matters: distal causal factors.
