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 PRE-LAB
#6: Diagnosing mental disorders
Part
6: Bringing it all together: Motivations, Emotions, Disorders, and Therapy
Nov.
28 – Dec. 21
NOTE:
There are some changes to the readings listed below (i.e., pages removed from
the required reading).
Pay attention to the readings listed below—I strongly advise
keeping ahead in the reading. The
exam will be based only on the material covered in these chapters and lecture
material between Nov. 18 and Dec. 14.
Being
"human" involves the interaction of all the things discussed over the
semester and more. This last section
covers the influence of internal and external factors on why we do what we do
(motivation) and how these relate to how we feel (emotion).
Further, much of psychology is devoted to understanding and intervening
when thoughts, emotions, or actions become problematic either for the person
themselves or others. Understanding
psychology at all levels of analysis—biological, environmental, developmental,
cognitive, sociocultural—is necessary for intervening in one's mental health.
Chapter
9 (except pp. 337-349; 367-371) &
Chapter 12 (except pp. 484-490),
Motivation and Emotions, stress, and health (Nov. 28 – Dec. 5)
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Motivation
(pp. 326-337; 349-353) will be covered on Nov. 28 and 30;
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Emotion
(pp. 353-367), Nov. 30 and Dec. 2;
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Stress
and health (pp. 464-483; 490-503) will be covered Dec. 2 and 5.
Chapters
13 and 14, Psychological Disorders and Treatment of psychological disorders (Dec.
7 – Dec. 14)
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Psychological
disorders (Chapter
13), Dec. 7 and 9;
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Treatment
of psychological disorders
(Chapt. 14), Dec. 12 and 14.
**Lab
#6,
Psychological disorders and treatment (Dec. 7 & 8)
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FINAL
EXAM (Exam 6), covering Pt. 6: Motivation,
Emotion, Disorders, and Therapy, Chapts. 9 (except pp. 337-349; 367-371),
12 (except pp. 484-490), Chapts. 13 & 14, (80
pts.; 80 multiple-choice questions):
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11:45
class:
11:00-1:00 pm
, Wed., Dec 21
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2:15
class:
4:00-6:00
pm
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Wed., Dec 21 |
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BRING TEXTBOOK TO CLASS AND TO LAB
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Motivation:
Definitions and background
A.
Internal v. external
sources of motivation
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Introduction
to motivational perspectives:
A.
Cognitive (expectancies, values).
B.
Biological perspectives (instinct, drives, arousal)
C.
Behavioral (incentives)
D.
Humanistic (Hierarchies (Maslow)).
E.
Example using cigarette smoking
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Biological
bases of motivation
IV.
Emotions:
A.
What are emotions; describe; define; Why are they useful?
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Theories
and components of emotion
A. Physiological
components and theories
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Peripheral sources for emotion
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Autonomic nervous system and the James-Lange theory
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Facial feedback |
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Brain structures and the Cannon-Bard theory
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Thalamus, hypothalamus, and limbic system (esp. amygdala)
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B.
The addition of cognitions
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Automatic v. active theories
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Two-factor theory of Schachter & Singer
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Further shift to cognitions by Richard Lazarus
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C.
Current research related to the theories of emotion
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Stress
and Coping
A. “Stress” as an emotion:
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Definition of stress as a process
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Adaptive nature of stress responses (cognitive, emotional,
physiological)
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B. Theories of stress:
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Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome (Alarm, Resistance,
Exhaustion) (see diagram)
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Mason’s challenge of Selye’s model and the role of perceived
control
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Lazarus’s model of stress as an emotional process (see
diagram)
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C. Coping strategies:
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Problem- and emotion-focused coping
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When different strategies are used
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Matching strategies to demands of a situation
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D. Motivation and changing health-affecting behaviors
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Challenges affecting health promotion and disease
prevention: The
problem of incentives |
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Stages
of change and matching the message to the audience
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I.
Introduction to Mental Disorders (issues and definitions)
II.
Classification of Disorders
A.
Reasons and controversies surrounding classification
B.
The DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders IV)
C.
How the DSM-IV works (see
DSM table):
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Axis 1: The primary clinical disorder
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Axis 2: Personality/Developmental disorders
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Axis 3: Relevant physical disorders
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Axis 4: Psychosocial & Environmental problems
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Axis 5: Global Assessment of Functioning
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D.
Examples of disorder classifications
II.
Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior
A.
Biological
B.
Psychodynamic
C.
Behavioral or Learning
D.
Cognitive
E.
Humanist-Existential
F.
Sociocultural
III.
Application of Perspectives for Understanding Specific Disorders
A.
Anxiety Disorders
B.
Depression
IV.
Application of Perspectives for Approaches to Therapy
A.
Biological
B.
Psychodynamic
C.
Cognitive-Behavioral
D.
Humanist-Existential
E.
Family
V. Summary and Evaluation of Approaches
CHAPTER
13 (PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS)
CHAPTER
14 (TREATMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS)
Know
the material in both of these chapters. I’d
recommend turning back-and-forth between chapter 14’s discussion of treatment
strategies and chapter 13’s descriptions of the different disorders and
theories regarding cause. Treatment
strategies necessarily are based on theories regarding cause.
Be able to:
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know how the DSM-IV works, its advantages and disadvantages
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identify different disorders based on symptoms and descriptions
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know how different perspectives would explain causes
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know the physiological correlates with the disorders (e.g., which
neurotransmitters are involved)
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relate different therapeutic approaches to different perspectives
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the key theorists behind the different strategies
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the research related to effectiveness of different
therapeutic strategies
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know
the advantages and disadvantages of different biologically-focused treatments |
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