psychology - approaches to abnormality

Explain the biological approach to psychopathology

explain how genes may cause mental illness

explain how neurotransmitters (brain chemicals? may cause mental illness

Explain how neuroanatomy (brain structure) may cause mental illness

what are 2 strengths of the biological approach to psychopathology?

What are 2 weaknesses of the biological approach to psychopathology?

Explain the behavioural approach to psychopathology?

What is classical conditioning?

what is Operant Conditioning?

what is the social learning theory?

what is a strength of the behavioural approach to psychopathology?

What are 2 weaknesses of the behavioural approach to psychopathology?

Explain the Psychodynamic approach to psychopathology

How can the unconscious mind cause mental illness?

what do the ID, ego and superego do?

how do the ID, Ego and Superego cause mental illness?

what are ego defence mechanisms?

Name two ego defence mechanisms?

what is repression?

what is displacement?

what are 2 strengths of the psychodynamic approach?

What are 2 weaknesses of the psychodynamic approach?

Explain the cognitive approach to psychopathology

how can irrationally negative thoughts cause mental illness?

how can irrational focus on'should, ought, must' cause mental illness?

how can extreme distortions of reality cause mental illness?

give 2 strengths of the cognitive approach

Give 2 weaknesses of the cognitive approach