Less stress, more yes!
Stress and prolonged stress makes one more susceptible to...
Illness
Society and cultural influences play a role in causing a disorder.
Sociocultural
Lacking social skills and having specific interests.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Two types of treating psychological disorders
Psychotherapy (Talk) and Psychopharmacology (Medication)
Write a claim for this prompt: Assess the validity of the Diathesis-Stress model in explaining the onset of psychological disorders. Is a genetic predisposition (nature) or a stressful environment (nurture) the primary catalyst for mental illness?
Claims should be:
- Rooted in psychological science
- Defensible
- Specific and Direct
The type of stress used to be productive.
Deformations in brain structures or dysfunctional chemical production can cause mental disorders.
Biological
Disorganized speech and experiencing dellusions and hallucinations, such as hearing voices, are key symptoms for...
Schizophrenia
Amber builds a positive relationship with her therapist as the therapist has practices empathy and unconditional positive regard toward her.
Which of the following would be the best claim:
1. "Mental illness is caused by many different things that happen to people throughout their lives and their family history."
2. While a genetic "diathesis" creates a predisposition for a disorder, it is the presence of environmental "stress" that serves as the primary catalyst for the disorder to manifest, suggesting that neither factor operates in isolation.
3. "The Diathesis-Stress model is a psychological theory that explains how a predisposition and environmental stress lead to a disorder."
Bonus: Explain why the bad ones are bad and good one is good.
Claim 2 as it is specific to psychology and while it does sit on the fence, it still recognizes that one side of the argument is "more" of the catalyst.
Being physically active and practicing gratitude improves your mental health.
Positive Psychology
Behavior and mental processes are caused by unconscious desires.
Psychodynamic
Jacob experiences periods of euphoria, being identifies as talkative and hyperactive, and then periods of sadness and hopelessness.
Bipolar Disorder
Electroconvulsive Therapy is an example of what therapeutic approach?
Biological
Identify the Evidence from this "Part B"
Research on identical twins shows that if one twin has schizophrenia, the other has about a 50% chance of developing it. If the disorder were purely genetic (100% nature), the concordance rate would be 100%. The "missing" 50% represents environmental factors—such as prenatal viral exposure or dysfunctional family dynamics—that act as the "stress" required to trigger the underlying genetic "diathesis."
Evidence: "Research on identical twins shows that if one twin has schizophrenia, the other has about a 50% chance of developing it."
Reasoning: If the disorder were purely genetic (100% nature), the concordance rate would be 100%. The "missing" 50% represents environmental factors—such as prenatal viral exposure or dysfunctional family dynamics—that act as the "stress" required to trigger the underlying genetic "diathesis."
Seeing stress as a problem that needs to be solved and working until there is a solution.
Problem-focused coping
Sara believes that Kristian is not thinking rationally, which is why he is spiraling out.
Cognitive
What are two symptoms of Depressive Disorders?
Poor appetite
Lack of Motivation
Feelings of hopelessness and sadness
Frustration
Confusion or Forgetfulness
Change in Sleeping Patterns
Jayde is experiencing resistance from her client during their therapy sessions, so she uses inkblots to analyze her client through free association.
Psychodynamic
Identify one piece of evidence from the table below:
Women who are already diagnosed with depression are more likely to experience a depressive episode when experience severe life events.
Dealing with stress by confiding in your friends or supporting people who are experiencing stress.
Tend-and-Befriend
If you are genetically predisposed to schizophrenia and endure the right amount of stress, you are more likely to develop shizophrenia.
Diathesis-Stress Model
List three types of Personality Disorders
Cluster A: Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypical
Cluster B: Antisocial, Histrionic, Narcissistic
Cluster C: Avoidant, Dependant, Obsessive-Compulsive
Identifying and changing irrational beliefs through identifying the Activating event, Belief system, and Consequences.
Rational-Emotional Behavioral Therapy
Create a chain of at least five words related to one another to help you identify which terms or concepts you could use for Parts Bii and Cii, starting with Diathesis-Stress Model
Diathesis-Stress Model -> Problem-Focused Coping -> Internal Locus of Control -> Intrinsic Motivation -> Reinforcement -> Endorphins