PSY240H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Genetic Linkage, Defence Mechanisms, Phallic Stage
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Theory: a set of ideas that provides a framework for asking questions about a phenomenon and for gathering and interpreting information about that phenomenon. Ellis, believed that fears were due to irrational beliefs: biological approach: the abnormality were caused by a biological factor such as genetic vulnerability to anxiety, inherited from his parents. Or in the person"s nurturing, history of events to which the person was exposed to? before an individual develops the disorder. Nature vs. nurture: is the cause of the disorder something in the. Vulnerability-stress models (diathesis-stress models): it takes both an existing vulnerability to a disorder and a trigger, or stress, to create the disorder. Feedback effects among biological, social and psychological factors. Result of damaged brain can change someone"s basic personality. Chapter 2 contemporary theories of abnormality: e. g. Biological approaches to abnormality focuses on: structural damage to the brain, biochemical imbalances, genetic abnormalities, all of these 3 components can influence one another.
