PSYCH 2AP3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Implicit Memory, Psychological Intervention, Interpersonal Psychotherapy

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 2AP3
• Professor: Richard B Day

Document Summary

Abnormal psychology chapter 2: an integrative approach to psychopathology. Psychopathology cannot be examined from only a single approach; many different influences must be taken into consideration. Behavioural influences: stimuli or reinforcements and responses, conditioning. Biological influences: physical symptoms, genes, biological dysfunction. Emotional influences: behaviour, thoughts, and feelings can influence biology (physiological responses) Social influences: rejection can make psychological disorders worse. Developmental influences: changes over a lifespan, childhood memories, physiological responses due to age period. Each normal human cell has 46 chromosomes arranged in 23 pairs. Much of our development, behaviour, and personality are influenced by many genes (polygenic) Quantitative genetics estimates the effects of genes in explaining individual differences without telling us which genes are responsible. Molecular genetics examines the structure and functioning of genes with technology. E(cid:374)(cid:448)iro(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)tal fa(cid:272)tors (cid:272)a(cid:374) deter(cid:373)i(cid:374)e (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h ge(cid:374)es are (cid:862)tur(cid:374)ed o(cid:374)(cid:863). Half of individual differences in personality traits and cognitive abilities can be attributed to genetic influence.