Copyright Prentice Hall 2004 Abnormal Psychology Fourth Edition Oltmanns and Emery.

Copyright Prentice Hall 2004

Abnormal Abnormal PsychologyPsychology

Fourth EditionFourth Edition

Oltmanns and EmeryOltmanns and Emery


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Chapter 2Chapter 2Causes of Abnormal Behavior: A Causes of Abnormal Behavior: A

Systems ApproachSystems Approach

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• ParadigmParadigm

• Systems TheorySystems Theory– Multifactorial CausesMultifactorial Causes

– Biopsychosocial ApproachBiopsychosocial Approach

**OverviewOverview


• Case Study:Case Study:– Meghan’s Many HardshipsMeghan’s Many Hardships

**OverviewOverview


• WitchcraftWitchcraft

• General Paresis and the Biological General Paresis and the Biological ParadigmParadigm– Biological ParadigmBiological Paradigm

• Kraft EbbingKraft Ebbing

**Brief Historical Perspective: Brief Historical Perspective: Twentieth-Century ParadigmsTwentieth-Century Paradigms


• Freud and the Psychodynamic Freud and the Psychodynamic ParadigmParadigm– The Psychodynamic ParadigmThe Psychodynamic Paradigm

• Psychoanalytic TheoryPsychoanalytic Theory– IdId

» Pleasure PrinciplePleasure Principle– EgoEgo

» Reality PrincipleReality Principle



• Psychoanalytic TheoryPsychoanalytic Theory– Super EgoSuper Ego

» Defense MechanismsDefense Mechanisms



**Defense MechanismsDefense Mechanisms


• Psychology, Learning, and the Psychology, Learning, and the Cognitive Behavioral ParadigmCognitive Behavioral Paradigm– Cognitive Behavior ParadigmCognitive Behavior Paradigm

• Classical ConditioningClassical Conditioning– Unconditioned StimulusUnconditioned Stimulus– Unconditioned ResponseUnconditioned Response– Conditioned StimulusConditioned Stimulus– Conditioned ResponseConditioned Response

• ExtinctionExtinction



• Psychology, Learning, and the Psychology, Learning, and the Cognitive Behavioral ParadigmCognitive Behavioral Paradigm– Operant ConditioningOperant Conditioning

• Positive ReinforcementPositive Reinforcement

• Negative ReinforcementNegative Reinforcement

• PunishmentPunishment

• ExtinctionExtinction



• Free Will and the Humanistic Free Will and the Humanistic ParadigmParadigm– Humanistic ParadigmHumanistic Paradigm

• Free WillFree Will

• DeterminismDeterminism



• The Problem with ParadigmsThe Problem with Paradigms



**Comparison of ParadigmsComparison of Paradigms


• HolismHolism– HolismHolism

– ReductionismReductionism• MolecularMolecular

• MolarMolar

– Levels of AnalysisLevels of Analysis

**Systems TheorySystems Theory


• CausalityCausality– The Diathesis-Stress Model and The Diathesis-Stress Model and

Multiple Risk FactorsMultiple Risk Factors• DiathesisDiathesis

• StressStress

• Risk FactorsRisk Factors



• CausalityCausality– Equifinality and MultifinalityEquifinality and Multifinality

– Reciprocal CausalityReciprocal Causality• HomeostasisHomeostasis



• Research Methods: Research Methods: – The Correlational StudyThe Correlational Study

• Correlation CoefficientCorrelation Coefficient

• Reverse CausalityReverse Causality

• Third VariableThird Variable



• Developmental PsychopathologyDevelopmental Psychopathology– Premorbid HistoryPremorbid History

– PrognosisPrognosis



• AnatomyAnatomy

• NeuroanatomyNeuroanatomy

• NeurophysiologyNeurophysiology

• NeuroscienceNeuroscience

**Biological FactorsBiological Factors


• The Neuron and NeurotransmittersThe Neuron and Neurotransmitters– NeuronNeuron

• SomaSoma

• DendritesDendrites

• AxonAxon

• Axon TerminalAxon Terminal



**The NeuronThe Neuron


• The Neuron and NeurotransmittersThe Neuron and Neurotransmitters– SynapseSynapse

• NeurotransmitterNeurotransmitter

• ReceptorsReceptors

• ReuptakeReuptake



• Neurotransmitters and the Etiology Neurotransmitters and the Etiology of Psychopathologyof Psychopathology– DopamineDopamine



• Further Thoughts:Further Thoughts:– Mind-Body DualismMind-Body Dualism



• Major Brain StructuresMajor Brain Structures– HindbrainHindbrain

• MedullaMedulla

• PonsPons

• CerebellumCerebellum



• Major Brain StructuresMajor Brain Structures– MidbrainMidbrain

• Reticular Activating SystemReticular Activating System

– ForebrainForebrain• Limbic SystemLimbic System

– ThalamusThalamus– HypothalamusHypothalamus



• Cerebral HemispheresCerebral Hemispheres– Left Cerebral HemisphereLeft Cerebral Hemisphere

– Right Cerebral HemisphereRight Cerebral Hemisphere

– Corpus CallosumCorpus Callosum

– VentriclesVentricles



• Cerebral HemispheresCerebral Hemispheres– Cerebral CortexCerebral Cortex

• Frontal LobeFrontal Lobe

• Parietal LobeParietal Lobe

• Temporal LobeTemporal Lobe

• Occipital LobeOccipital Lobe



• Cerebral HemispheresCerebral Hemispheres– Major Brain Structures and the Major Brain Structures and the

Etiology of PsychopathologyEtiology of Psychopathology

– StrokeStroke

– Alzheimer’s DiseaseAlzheimer’s Disease



• PsychophysiologyPsychophysiology– Endocrine SystemEndocrine System

• HormonesHormones– HyperthyroidismHyperthyroidism– Graves’ DiseaseGraves’ Disease



• PsychophysiologyPsychophysiology– Nervous SystemNervous System

• Central SystemCentral System

• Peripheral Nervous SystemPeripheral Nervous System– Somatic Nervous SystemSomatic Nervous System– Autonomic Nervous SystemAutonomic Nervous System

» Sympathetic Nervous SystemSympathetic Nervous System» Parasympathetic Nervous SystemParasympathetic Nervous System



• PsychophysiologyPsychophysiology– Psychophysiology and the Etiology of Psychophysiology and the Etiology of

PsychopathologyPsychopathology



• Behavior GeneticsBehavior Genetics– GenesGenes

– ChromosomesChromosomes

– Behavior GeneticsBehavior Genetics



• Behavior GeneticsBehavior Genetics– Some Basic Principles of GeneticsSome Basic Principles of Genetics

• GenotypeGenotype

• PhenotypePhenotype

• Autosomal geneAutosomal gene

• PolygenicPolygenic



**Gene InheritanceGene Inheritance


• Behavior GeneticsBehavior Genetics– Family Incidence StudiesFamily Incidence Studies

– Twin StudiesTwin Studies• Monozygotic (MZ) TwinsMonozygotic (MZ) Twins

• Dizygotic (DZ) TwinsDizygotic (DZ) Twins

• Concordance RatesConcordance Rates

• Shared EnvironmentShared Environment

• Nonshared EnvironmentNonshared Environment



**Twin StudiesTwin Studies


• Behavior GeneticsBehavior Genetics– Adoption StudiesAdoption Studies

– Misinterpreting Behavior Genetics Misinterpreting Behavior Genetics FindingsFindings

– Genetics and the Etiology of Genetics and the Etiology of PsychopathologyPsychopathology• Individual DifferencesIndividual Differences

• Species-Typical CharacteristicsSpecies-Typical Characteristics



• Basic Human Motivations and Basic Human Motivations and TemperamentTemperament– Evolutionary PsychologyEvolutionary Psychology

– Attachment TheoryAttachment Theory

– DominanceDominance

– TemperamentTemperament

**Psychological FactorsPsychological Factors


• Emotions and Emotional Emotions and Emotional SystemsSystems– EmotionsEmotions

• Learning and CognitionLearning and Cognition– ModelingModeling

– Cognition and Social CognitionCognition and Social Cognition• AttributionsAttributions



• The Sense of SelfThe Sense of Self– IdentityIdentity

– Self-controlSelf-control

– Self-efficacySelf-efficacy



• Stages of DevelopmentStages of Development– Developmental StageDevelopmental Stage

• FreudFreud

• EriksonErikson



**Freud’s and Erikson’s TheoriesFreud’s and Erikson’s Theories


• Relationships and PsychopathologyRelationships and Psychopathology– Marital Status and PsychopathologyMarital Status and Psychopathology

– Social RelationshipsSocial Relationships• Self SupportSelf Support

**Social FactorsSocial Factors


• Research Close-Up:Research Close-Up:– Marriage and Mental HealthMarriage and Mental Health



• Gender and Gender RolesGender and Gender Roles– Gender RolesGender Roles

• Prejudice and PovertyPrejudice and Poverty

• Societal ValuesSocietal Values



• Getting HelpGetting Help


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