PSYC 3140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Autonomic Nervous System, Somatic Nervous System, Peripheral Nervous System
6 Aug 2013
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Biological dimensions include causal factors from the fields of genetics and neuroscience. Psychological dimensions include casual factors from behavioral and cognitive processes, including learned helplessness learning, prepared learning, and even unconscious processes. Emotional influences contribute in a variety of ways to psychopathology, as do social and interpersonal influences. Developmental influences figure in any discussion of causes of psychological disorders. One-dimensional model which attempts to trace the origins of behavior to a single cause. A liner causal model might hold that schizophrenia or a phobia is caused by a chemical imbalance or by growing up surrounded by overwhelming conflicts among family members. Clinicians believe abnormal behavior results from multiple influences. Biology and behavior of the individual, cognitive, emotional, social, and cultural environment, any one component of the system affects the other components. Conditioned response to sight of blood: similar situations-even words- produce same reaction. Vasovagal syncope (common cause of fainting): heart rate and blood pressure increase, body overcompensates.
