Resource:https://openbc.ca/introductiontopsychology/front-matter/approach-and-pedagogy/Perspectives on psychological disordersIdentify the criteria for judging whether a behavior is psychologically disordered.Describe the medical model of psychological disorders, and discuss the biopsychosocial perspective offered by critics of this model.Describe the aims of the DSM, and discuss the potential dangers associated with the use of diagnostic labels.Anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disordersDescribe the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder, phobias, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.Explain the development of anxiety disorders from both a learning and biological perspective.Somatic symptom and dissociative disordersDescribe the symptoms of somatic symptom disorder.Describe the symptoms of the various dissociative disorders.Describe the characteristics and possible causes of dissociative identity disorder.Depressive and bipolar disordersDescribe major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder.Explain the development of these disorders, paying special attention to the biological and social-cognitive perspectives.SchizophreniaDescribe the various symptoms of schizophrenia, and discuss research on its causes.Personality disordersDescribe the nature of personality disorders, focusing on the characteristics of the antisocial personality disorder.Describe the prevalence of various disorders and timing of their onset.The psychological therapiesDiscuss the aims and methods of psychoanalysis, and explain critics’ concerns with this form of therapy, noting how psychodynamic therapists have tried to answer the criticisms.Identify the basic characteristics of the humanistic therapies, as well as the specific goals and techniques of client-centered therapy.Identify the basic assumptions of behavior therapy, and discuss classical conditioning techniques, like systematic desensitization and aversive conditioning.Describe the therapeutic applications of operant conditioning principles, and explain the critics’ concerns with this behavior modification process.Describe the assumptions and goals of the cognitive therapies and their application to the treatment of depression.Discuss the rationale and benefits of group therapy, including family therapy.The biomedical therapiesDescribe the commonalities among the psychotherapies, and discuss the role of values and cultural differences in the therapeutic process.Identify the common forms of drug therapy.Describe the use of electroconvulsive therapy and psychosurgery in the treatment of psychological disorders.Preventing psychological disordersExplain the rationale of preventative mental health programs.Social SciencePsychology PSYCHOLOGY 400
