PSYC 385 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Disconnection, Phallic Stage, Dependent Personality Disorder

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 385
• Professor: Sarah Farstad

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Testing theories: the null rejection of alternate theories. General aims of theories about mental disorders are to . 4. explain the etiology (causes/origins) identify the factors that maintain the behaviour predict the course of the disorder design effective treatments. 6. biological psychodynamic behavioural/cog-beh cognitive (examines dysfunctional thoughts/beliefs) humanistic/existential (examines interpersonal processes) socio-cultural. ~model from medicine; patients/symptoms/syndrome/treatment dysfunctions in/damage to the brain (cns); problems of control of aspect/s of. Peripheral ns; malfunctioning of endocrine system role of cns brain ~100 billion neurons and 1000s billions of glia cells brain activity related to particular functions are concentrated in one/more areas. Hindbrain: directs functioning of autonomic ns, which controls internal activities such as digestion, cardiovascular functioning, breathing. Midbrain: centre of ras > arousal levels and attentional processes. 4. too much/too little of nt produced/released into synapse too few/many receptors on the dendrites excess/de ci in amount of transmitter-deactivating substance in synapse reuptake process too rapid/slow.