PSYC 3140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Systematic Desensitization, Cognitive Therapy, Family Therapy

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3140
• Professor: Peter Papadogiannis

Document Summary

Models are scientific perspectives used to explain events. Models of explaining abnormal functioning is sorted into 5 sections: biological, psychodynamic, behavioural, cognitive, humanistic-existential and sociocultural. Sociocultural model also consists of family-social and multicultural perspectives. Biological the biological model (bm) looks at biochemical and bioelectrical processes that take place in and throughout the brain and body. For example, depression is linked to low activity of serotonin and norepinephrine. Ch1), electroconvulsive therapy (2 electrodes on forehead, 65- 140 volts passes through brain causing seizure), and psychosurgery/neurosurgery (brain surgery for mental disorders re: trephination) Bm con: all behaviour cannot be explained in biological terms or treated with biological methods (see above). Psychodynamic the psychodynamic model (pm) states that a person"s behaviour is determined by subconscious psychological forces. (think of spielrein, freud and jung) The id is responsible for instinctual needs and drives (e. g. sexual energy) uses the pleasure principle. The ego grows from the id and uses the reality principle.