PSY341H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Developmental Psychopathology, Stress Management, Developmental Psychology
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Perspectives - a view, approach, or mind set that influences how a problem is approached, investigated and interpreted (paradigm) - shared between investigators include assumptions, concepts and ways to evaluate. How to interpret and make sense of collected information. Being central one idea, not looking at extraneous effects. Theory- a formal integrated set of principles or propositions that explains phenomena. Like a guide for studies of a topic ex: psychopathology. Micro-theories - more narrow focus emotion, self-regulation, brain functioning, high level cognition, family interactions. Better for testing specific propositions and developing more concepts. Macro-theories- broad like psychoanalytic theories, criticized for trying and failing to explain too much. Model - a representation of description of the idea of study. Interactional models - assumption that variable interact to produce a certain outcome. Vulnerability -stress model - psychopathology causes are from vulnerability factors and stress factors. One which is more biological and the other psychological with social factors in the mix as well.
