Abnormal Psychology Wednesday January 14 2015 Ch 2 Causes of Abnormal Behavior The cause or etiology of most abnormal behavior remains a mystery A set of shared theoretical substance and common beliefs is known as a paradigm Textbook uses biopsychosocial model when considering etiology of mental illness Ex Brain nature v nurture social interactions environment Psychologists use various paradigms to explain the etiology of disorders Most psychologists now recognize that abnormal behavior is caused by a combination of biological psychological and social factors The integration of biological psychological and social factors provides the best way for nding the cause of most mental disorders The Biological Paradigm General paresis Gave hope that scientists would discover biological causes for other mental disorders important advance for the biological paradigm Caused by syphilis an STI caused by progressive paralysis Took over 100 years to discover this To date speci c biological causes have been identi ed for only some cognitive disorders The Psychodynamic Paradigm An outgrowth of the writings of Sigmund Freud Freud was trained by Jean Charcot a neurologist Asserts that abnormal behavior is caused by unconscious mental con icts that have roots in early childhood Major advances in Abnormal Psychology Freud 1 Wednesday January 14 2015 General Paresis Academic Psychology The Psychodynamic Paradigm Psychoanalytical theory divided the mind into three parts Con ict between superego and ego leads to moral anxiety Con ict between id and ego leads to neurotic anxiety The Cognitive Behavioral Paradigm Views abnormal behavior and normal behavior as a product of learning The Humanistic Paradigm An explicit positive view of human nature Free will We control choose and are responsible for our actions The scienti c assumption that human behavior is caused by potentially Determinism knowable factors Causality Equi nality The view that there are many routes to the same destination multiple pathways just like many factors that cause abnormal behavior Many plausible alternatives Multi nality The view that the same event can lead to different outcomes The application of principles of evolution to our understanding of the animal and Evolutionary Psychology human mind 2 Wednesday January 14 2015 Temperament Characteristic styles of relating to the world Consists of 5 dimensions The Big Five Openness to experience Conscientiousness Extraversion Agreeableness Neuroticism 3
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