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Abnormal Psychology Models
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- 1PSYCHODYNAMIC APPROACH-Behaviour is driven by unconscious forces.
-Mental disorders arise form unconscious conflicts from childhood- a critical period
-Resolution occurs through accessing and coming to terms with repressed ideas and conflicts - 2COGNITIVE MODEL-All behaviour including maladaptive learnt
-Maladaptive caused by faulty and irrational cognitions- how you think causes disorders
-Individuals overcome mental disorders by learning more appropriate cognitions.
-Aim to be positive and rational - 3BIOLOGICAL MODEL-Mental disorders have a physical cause
-Regarded as illness; treated medically
-Symptoms can be identified- diagnosis. - 4BEHAVIOURAL MODEL-All behaviour (inc. maladaptive) is learnt
-Learning can be understood through principles of conditioning& modelling
-What's learned can be unlearned by using the same principles.
-Same laws apply to non human behaviour