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This course points out abnormal behavior reasons and its form. Mostly it talks about amnestic disorder, mood disorder, developmental disorder, genetics, personality disorder, problems in childhood, psychological model, stress, substance disorder. This lecture includes: Biological, Factors, Genes, Major, Brain, Structures, Human, Nature, Temperament, Equifinality, Prejudice
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We have talked about the different models of Psychology; each model represents its own unique interpretation of the etiology and treatment of abnormal behavior. After studying each model we extracted (located) some important factors underlying abnormality. From the study of biomedical model we have located the biological factors of abnormality similarly, after going through the Psychoanalytic model, Humanistic Model, Behavioral model and Cognitive model we extracted the psychological factors, emotional and social factors. All these factors, they combine together in Bio-Psycho-Social approach or multidimensional integrative approach. The biological factors focus on genetics, the interaction of genes and environment. This model also focuses on neuron, brain and spinal cord.
1-Biological Factors a- Genes and its interaction with environment
Learning and Cognition Emotions, motivations, and temperamental styles can be modified, at least to some degree, by learning.
The Sense of Self Maslow’s theory of needs in which self actualization is given importance. Self-esteem , valuing one’s abilities, is another important and much discussed aspect of our sense of self. Evidence indicates that high self-esteem is more of a product of success; similarly low self-esteem may result from psychological problems.
Life Span Developments Life span developmental psychopathologists want to understand how different periods of development influence, how stress and other factors have an impact on mental disorders. Eric Erickson (1982) suggested that we go through eight major crises during our life and each crisis is influenced by biological maturation, social factors and the developmental stages we are passing through. Erickson believe, “we grow and change even beyond 65.” During older adulthood, we look back and view our lives as rewarding or as disappointing. Erickson’s developmental theory is more comprehensive and advanced as compared to Sigmund Freud’s.
Theory Developmental Stages Period of Growth Freud’s Psychosexual theory Five 1 st^ year to 12 years Erick Erickson’s developmental theory Eight 1 st^ year to 65 years and beyond
Equifinality Equifinality is a construct which we frequently use in developmental psychopathology to indicate that we must consider a number of paths to a given disorder e.g. if we like to study schizophrenia, we can study it its delusional symptoms, or its difficulty in focusing attention or the state of delirium of the schizophrenics.
Developmental Psychopathology