diff --git a/PSYG2500 Abnormal Psychology/2a.md b/PSYG2500 Abnormal Psychology/2a.md index b189921..73d3f11 100644 --- a/PSYG2500 Abnormal Psychology/2a.md +++ b/PSYG2500 Abnormal Psychology/2a.md @@ -53,11 +53,13 @@ Heredity is important predisposing contributory cause for number of disorders. ##### Methods for Studying Genetic Influences **Traditional methods:** + - Family history method - Twin method - Adoption method **More recent methods:** + - Linkage analysis - Association studies @@ -74,11 +76,13 @@ The Developmental Systems Approach #### Neuro-transmitter & hormonal abnormalities in brain and CNS **Neurotransmitter imbalances:** + - Can result in abnormal behavior - Created in various ways: overproduction, deactivation, abnormally sensitive or insensitive **5 Most studied neurotransmitter:** + - Norepinephrine - Dopamine - Serotonin @@ -86,7 +90,9 @@ sensitive or insensitive - Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) **Hormonal Imbalances** + Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis: + - Messages (CRH) travel from the hypothalamus to the pituitary - Pituitary releases ACTH, which stimulates cortical part of the adrenal gland, produces epinephrine (adrenaline) and cortisol - Cortisol provides negative feedback to hypothalamus and pituitary to decrease their release of CRH and ACTH, which in turn reduces the release of adrenaline and cortisol @@ -94,10 +100,12 @@ Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis: #### Temperament **Temperament:** + Child’s reactivity and characteristic ways of self-regulation. Early temperament is basis from which personality develops. **Five Dimensions of Temperament:** + - Fearfulness - Irritability and frustration - Positive affect @@ -109,11 +117,13 @@ Early temperament is basis from which personality develops. #### Psychodynamic **Freud** theorized that a person’s behavior results from interaction of: + - Id (pleasure principle) - Ego (reality principle) - Superego (executive branch) **Newer Psychodynamic Perspectives:** + - Ego psychology - Attachment theory - Object-relations theory @@ -133,6 +143,7 @@ Early temperament is basis from which personality develops. - **Attributional style:** Characteristic way in which individual may tend to assign causes to bad or good events **Cognitive Therapy:** + - The way we interpret events and experiences determines our emotional reactions to them. - Clinicians use a variety of techniques designed to alter a client’s negative cognitive biases. @@ -157,10 +168,12 @@ Parents who have various forms of psychopathology tend to have one or more child #### Marital discord & divorce **Long-standing marital discord:** + - Aggressive behavior - Poor quality relationships **Divorce:** + - Insecurity, rejection - Delinquency - Lower educational attainment @@ -168,6 +181,7 @@ Parents who have various forms of psychopathology tend to have one or more child #### Low Socioeconomic Status and Unemployment In our society, the lower the socioeconomic class, the higher the incidence of mental and physical disorders. + - Children and adolescents from lower socioeconomic status (SES) families tend to have more psychological problems. - Studies have repeatedly found unemployment to be associated with enhanced vulnerability to psychopathology. @@ -180,28 +194,36 @@ In our society, the lower the socioeconomic class, the higher the incidence of m #### Prejudice and Discrimination in Race, Gender, and Ethnicity Increased prevalence of certain mental disorders may be related to: + - Prejudice against minority groups and women - Perceived discrimination and self-esteem ### The Cultural Perspective -**Cultural context of behavior:** +**Cultural context of behavior:** + - Universal and Culture-Specific Symptoms of Disorders - Culture: Over-and Undercontrolled Behavior #### Universal and Culture-Specific Symptoms of Disorders -**Universality of some disorders:** +**Universality of some disorders:** + - Certain psychological symptoms are consistently found among similarly diagnosed clinical groups -**Sociocultural factors:** + +**Sociocultural factors:** + - Which disorders develop - Prevalence, course #### Culture: Over- and Undercontrolled Problem -**Undercontrolled problem:** --Agression, disobedience, disrespect --Exhibited by American -**Overcontrolled problem:** --Shyness, anxiety, depression --Exhibited by Thai +**Undercontrolled problem:** + +- Agression, disobedience, disrespect +- Exhibited by American + +**Overcontrolled problem:** + +- Shyness, anxiety, depression +- Exhibited by Thai