Chapter 8- Psychological Disorders Neurosis: term used to describe disorders causing personal distress and impairment in functioning‚ but did not cause a person to lose contact with reality Psychosis: a serious disturbance that can cause people to lose touch with reality and to suffer from delusions and hallucinations 5 Perspectives on Psychological Disorders 1. Biological Causes: a PD is a symptom of an underlying physical disorder cause by abnormalities in the brain by genetics‚ heredity
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The humanistic perspective appeals to me since the basis for this theory is that we have free will‚ and our behavior isn’t predetermined. This theory assumes that people are unique‚ and all possess a drive to reach their maximum potential. This theory also favors studying the results from individual cases‚ in lieu of the average performance of a group. This method of measuring results reinforces the concept that all people are unique and capable of making our own decisions. After all‚ one of the
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Major Psychological Disorders Psychological disorders affect a person’s everyday life‚ as well as the lives of the people around them. “Psychologist typically define abnormal behavior broadly‚ considering it to be behavior that causes people to experience distress and prevent them from functioning in their daily lives” (Feldman‚ 2009‚ p.518). In order to diagnose psychological disorders we need to be able to judge what normal and abnormal behavior is. In this essay I will address the topic of
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Perspectives In the case of Damon‚ I choice the Biological‚ Psychodynamic and Sociocultural Approach to try and explain his behavior. I will describe these approaches and relate them to Damon’s case. I will start with psychodynamic approach. The psychodynamic approach tries to understand what is going on inside of someone. They try to see what is going on in the unconscious part of that persons mind. It looks at a person’s childhood experiences and how it significantly affects emotions and behavior
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2012 Humanistic Perspective and Addiction There are several theories of addiction. All of them are imperfect. All are partial explanations. It is for this reason that it is important to be aware of and question addiction theories. One contemporary psychoanalytical view of substance abuse is that it is a defense against anxiety (Thombs D 2006). Addicts often abuse alcohol and other substances to guard against anxiety and other painful feelings like shame‚ guilt
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Associations between Anxiety and Psychological and Biological Factors Many people believe that anxiety exists in the occasions that give you a lot of stress. Presence of anxiety is mainly due to the environmental elements. In my opinion‚ anxiety is a result of imbalance of internal states of human being rather that purely caused by environmental factors. The external environment only triggers the disequilibrium of mental status but not all the person will experience anxiety under a same stressful
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Using two different psychological perspectives explain how a worker could apply psychological thinking to one of the following situations. - A teenager who has been diagnosed as having an eating disorder People who work in the industry of Psychology explore the scientific study of behaviour and see many questions arise about human beings and how certain psychological thinking can explain irregular behaviourisms. There are many different perspectives when it comes to Psychology but some of the
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Two main categories of treating psychological disorders Psychotherapy– is treatment in which a trained professional therapist‚ uses psychological techniques to help someone overcome psychological difficulties and disorders‚ resolve problems in living‚ or bringing about a personal growth. They do this through discussions and interactions with the therapist. Biomedical Therapy– relies on drugs‚ medications‚ and medical procedures to improve psychological functioning. Therapies Brochure BY:
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Behaviorism‚ Cognitive and Humanistic All Summed Up Janice M. Brown Aspects of Psychology Professor Trego November 8‚ 2012 Behaviorism‚ Cognitive‚ and Humanistic Behaviorism‚ cognitive and humanistic are all perspectives (or theories) of psychology. Behaviorism is a perspective that suggests that all behaviors are learned. What I mean by that is according to John B. Watson who founded the school of psychology‚ suggests the behaviors can be measured‚ trained‚ and changed. [ (Cherry‚ 2012)
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Freud’s Psychodynamic Theory explained the regions of the mind‚ known as the conscious‚ preconscious‚ and unconscious. Freud believed that within these three areas of consciousness‚ was an internal conflict. However‚ Abraham Maslow argued differently‚ and developed the Humanistic Theory as a response to Freud’s Psychodynamic Theory and other behavioral theories. Whereas Freud’s theory argued that mental processes controlees our lives‚ Maslow argued that we are free beings that control our consciousness
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