Outline and evaluate the biological approach to addiction For “cool” Amreen I structure it like this: How the approach explains initiation of an addiction How the approach explains maintenance of an addiction How the approach explains relapse Evaluation (AO1‚ AO2‚ AO1‚ …) IDA The biological approach suggests that genetic factors may create a predisposition to the initiation of an addiction. An individual who inherits a genetic abnormality relating to the regulation of dopamine is more likely to
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well as her behaviour and mood. The therapy that I think would greatly benefit Jodie is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. CBT focuses on the individuals thought patterns and how to recognize the negative thoughts and work to change them. Cognitive behavioural therapists believe that ideas directly affect the behaviour and mood of individuals. One strategy these therapists like to use is called ‘cognitive restructuring’. In this process‚ the therapist and the patient work together to change the
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In this essay I will outline two approaches in psychology‚ compare and contrast them as well discussing the nature and nurture debate regarding both approaches. I will be examining a theorist from each approach outlining and evaluating his theory including the positive alltributes along with the negative. Finally I will include a therapy from each theorist and approach. The Behaviourist approach focuses on the concept of explaining behaviour by observation‚ and the belief that our environment
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Abstract: There are pros and cons to everything in life. Because I just started my education program‚ I was interested in researching the positive and negatives effects of an inclusion classroom. I wondered‚ what exactly were the positive effects this type of setting had on its special education population? I have always felt‚ in my opinion‚ that inclusion classrooms are helpful in numerous ways‚ but now it was time to see if research agreed. History and Background: In the past special education
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Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Schizophrenia: A Case Study William Bradshaw University of Minnesota Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Journal‚ 12‚ (1) 13-25‚ 1998 Abstract Cognitive-behavioural treatment (CBT) has rarely been applied as the primary treatment for the multiple‚ severe and persistent problems that characterize schizophrenia. This case study describes the process of CBT in the long-term outpatient care of a young woman with schizophrenia. The study highlights
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Biological Approach to Depression The biological approach is based on the idea that depression has a physical or organic cause. One explanation suggests that some people are simply more genetically inclined to develop depression‚ as Hecimovic suggested that it was caused by a mutation in the 5-HTT gene‚ which was responsible for coding for serotonin production‚ and that this mutation is inherited. Family studies‚ twin studies and adoption studies have all helped support the role of genetics in
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The word psychology derives from the Greek psyche (mind‚ soul spirit) and logos (discourse‚ study). It suggests that psychology is simply ’study of the mind’. However‚ it is worth to mentioning that definition of psychology has been changed in order to dominant perspective. In 1879‚ when W. Wundt opened her first psychological laboratory at the University of Leipzig and origanated psychology as separate discipline‚ the definition of psychology was: ’ the Science of Mental Life‚ both of its phenomena
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Describe and Evaluate the Psychodynamic Approach to psychology. 10 Marks The psychodynamic approach was proposed by Freud‚ an Austrian neurologist turned psychologist. It focuses on the unconscious mind‚ and states that our behaviour is determined by instincts‚ such as the aggressive (Thanatos) and sex (libidinal) drives‚ which energise the unconscious mind. Many people will ask ‘What is the unconscious?’ The psychodynamic approach suggests that when people make important decisions in life‚ instinctive
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Behavioral and Social/Cognitive Approaches to Forming Habits PSY/250 Psychology of Personality Behavioral and Social/Cognitive Approaches to Forming Habits Introduction As I started the process of determining what my behavioral and social/cognitive approaches to forming habits meant to me‚ and how it relates‚ I looked to see where they stem from. First‚ how did my behavior start? When analyzing one of my habit how badly did it affect me? When did I develop this
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Outline and evaluate the biological approach to psychopathology (12 marks) The biological approach is widely used in diagnosing and treating mental illness. The theory suggests that mental illnesses occur due to a physical cause. Physical causes include genetic inheritance‚ viruses‚ toxicity‚ physical trauma for example a head injury or perhaps an imbalance of hormones bought on by stress. These physical‚ external occurrences can distort thinking‚ emotion and behaviours in some people. Studies
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