Issues and Debates (Edexcel A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Single-blind trial definition
Single-blind trial definition
Participants don't know if they receive treatment or placebo
Expectation effect
Expectation effect
Patient beliefs about treatment influencing outcomes
Reductionism in psychology
Reductionism in psychology
Explaining complex phenomena by breaking into simpler components
Why qualitative data preferred in clinical psych
Why qualitative data preferred in clinical psych
Allows detailed exploration of individual patient factors
DSM acronym meaning
DSM acronym meaning
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Dominant approach in clinical psychology
Dominant approach in clinical psychology
Medical model with diagnostic systems and drug treatments
Diathesis-stress model
Diathesis-stress model
Genetic vulnerability + environmental trigger = disorder
Year DSM-I published
Year DSM-I published
1952
Advantage of atypical over typical antipsychotics
Advantage of atypical over typical antipsychotics
Fewer side effects, more likely to be used regularly
What 'pathologizes' means
What 'pathologizes' means
Labelling behaviour as abnormal through diagnosis