1.0 The Purpose of Theoretical Perspectives in Abnormal Psychology |
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1.1 Describe the purpose of theories as the basis for understanding and treating abnormal behavior. |
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2.0 Psychodynamic Perspective |
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2.1 Describe the main concepts of Freud's theory, including the structure of personality, psychodynamics, defense mechanisms, stages of psychosexual development and Freud's place in history. |
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2.2 Describe the theories of other psychodynamic theorists including Jung, Adler, Horney, Erikson, and the object relations theorists, such as Winnicott and Mahler. |
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2.3 Explain the essential features of Freudian psychoanalysis and differentiate this form of therapy from other psychodynamic treatments. |
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2.4 Describe the criticisms of Freud's theory. |
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2.5 Discuss the research on the role of psychosocial factors and attachment in early personality development, as well as the growth of new therapeutic models. |
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3.0 Humanistic Perspective |
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3.1 Explain the main concepts of the person-centered approach of Rogers. |
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3.2 Outline the main features of Maslow's self-actualization theory. |
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3.3 Describe treatment based on the humanistic perspective. |
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3.4 Indicate how humanistic theories have contributed to education, industry, and the provision of psychotherapy. |
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4.0 Sociocultural Perspective |
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4.1 Explain the family systems perspective approach to understanding and treating psychological disorders. |
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4.2 Distinguish between the intergenerational, structural, strategic, and experimental approaches to understanding how families and systems can contribute to the development of mental illness. |
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4.3 Explain how experiencing gender, race, or age discrimination can cause psychological problems. |
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4.4 Describe how general societal forces and historical events can have an impact on psychological functioning. |
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4.5 Outline the methods of family therapy. |
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4.6 Describe the methods of group therapy and milieu therapy. |
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4.7 Evaluate the contributions of the sociocultural perspective to understanding and treating psychological disorders. |
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5.0 Behavioral and Cognitively Based Perspectives |
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5.1 Explain how principles of classical conditioning have been applied to analysis of the causes of psychological disorder. |
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5.2 Distinguish operant conditioning from classical conditioning and show how the principle of reinforcement can be applied to understanding the development of symptoms. |
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5.3 Describe the social learning and social cognitive approaches to psychological disorder, including the more recent focus of this approach on self-efficacy. |
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5.4 Indicate how cognitive-behavioral theories account for psychological disorders and how faulty cognitions are seen as the cause of emotional distress. |
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5.5 Differentiate among the behavioral forms of treatment including, conditioning techniques such as counterconditioning and desensitization, assertiveness training, contingency management, modeling, and self-efficacy training, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and behavioral medicine. |
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5.6 Describe the general methods of cognitive therapy, including cognitive restructuring and REBT. |
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5.7 Describe the evidence in support of the effectiveness of cognitive and behavioral approaches to understanding and treating psychological disorders. |
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6.0 Biological Perspective |
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6.1 Outline the structure and functions within the central nervous system, the neuron and synapse, neurotransmitters, the structures within the brain, and the autonomic nervous system. |
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6.2 Describe the role of the endocrine system in behavior, including the effect of hormones. |
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6.3 Explain basic concepts in genetics, such as genes, chromosomes, genotype, and phenotype. |
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6.4 Indicate the major models of genetic transmission of inherited traits and diseases, as well as the diathesis-stress model. |
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6.5 Outline the forms of biologically based therapies, including psychosurgery, ECT, medication, and biofeedback. |
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6.6 Evaluate the contributions of the biological perspective, including the search for genetic causes, to understanding and treating mental disorders. |
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7.0 Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Theories and Treatments: An Integrative Approach |
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7.1 Explain how integrative models of psychotherapy put together the concepts and methods of the major perspectives in abnormal psychology. |
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8.0 Chapter Boxes |
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8.1 Outline the controversy regarding the issue of repressed memories. |
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8.2 Discuss some of the major factors in the case of William Styron. |
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8.2 Describe feminist approaches to psychotherapy and how they contrast with traditional psychoanalysis. |