OCD: A theory of OCD is that
due to a ineffective cordate
nucleus sending the wrong
messages through to the
thalamus from the frontal
occipital cortex, causing a
reaction
Behaviour has an
innate, genetic basis
Can be used to explain
Schizophrenia, where
concordance rates of MZ twins
was 42% whilst in DZ it was only
17%
Behaviourist
Behaviour is learned
through classical
conditioning
Phobia development,
where a phobia may
developed by the
association of an
Unpleasant stimulus with
something neutral, causing
phobia of the neutral
stimulus
Behaviour is learned
through Operant
conditioning
Applied to the treatment of
offenders; Token Economy.
When a desirable behaviour
is demonstrated, they are
rewarded with a token. If
the behaviour is
undesirable, then it is
followed with something
unpleasant to prevent the
reoccurence of the
behaviour
Cognitive
Thought influences
behaviour
Psychologists would
assume atypical such as
depression is caused to a
"Faulty" Thinking Process
Humans are
information
processors
This has been used to
explain how humans
perceive ambiguous
figurs. The
information gathered
is organised and
interpreted based on
prior expectations and
what we already know
about the world
SLT
Learn through the
observation of
others in their
environment
Substance abuse, in which it can be
used to explain substance abuse in
an individual is they grow up in an
environment where their peers are
abusing substances
Vicarious
learning
Gender
Development, in that
it helps to explain
how stereotypical
gender roles are
acquired in a young
child, such as
cooking for a young
girl
Psychodynamic
Oedipus and Electra
Complex
This can be seen in
Gender
Development,
where the Oedipus
Complex helps
form the male
personality of the
young male child.
This is the same
for females in the
Electra complex.
Defence
Mechanisms
The psychodynamic
approach has many
explanations for Phobias,
one of which is
displacement, in which
the individual represses
to the true fear into the
unconscious and then
displace it onto another,
unharmful object
Humanism
Rogers' theory of self
Client-centred therapy is highly
influenced by this. Successful as
a form of therapy for treatment
of mental health issues such as
depression, low self-esteem etc.
Maslows Hierarchy of
Needs
The hierarchy of
needs has been
applied to many
everyday situations,
such as the
workplace and
education. For a
productive
workforce, the
hierarchy of needs
should be met