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After reading and studying this chapter and participating in lecture and discussion, students should be able to:
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Distinguish among biological, psychological, and social approaches to abnormality, and discuss how each approach leads to different conceptions of the causes of abnormality. Also, discuss how these approaches are not mutually exclusive, and summarize how advocates of all approaches might work together to develop integrated models for understanding abnormality. |
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Discuss the three biological causes of abnormality, and describe the relationship between structural brain abnormalities and psychological impairment. Summarize the processes involved in communication between neurons, and what aspects of this process may break down, resulting in psychological distress. Summarize how researchers investigate genetic contributions to psychopathology, and the current polygenic model. |
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Describe the basic foundation of psychodynamic theory, and know each defense mechanism. Discuss how Erikson and the object relations school differ from the traditional psychodynamic perspective. |
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Summarize classical and operant conditioning, and give examples of each. |
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Discuss Bandura's social learning theory, and relate it to both the "pure" behavioral theories and the cognitive theories. |
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Know and be able to distinguish among causal attributions, control beliefs, self-efficacy, and global assumptions. |
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Discuss the elements of both humanistic and existential theories, and describe how they differ. |
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Discuss the social theories of abnormality in terms of the hypothesized role of interpersonal relationships, family dynamics, and the larger society in producing psychological symptoms. |