AP PSYCHOLOGY

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which model states that abnormal behavior is based on conflict between the id, ego, and superego?
A
behavioral model
B
cognitive model
C
psychodynamic model
D
humanistic-existential model
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Abnormal symptoms are viewed as the result of conflicts between these forces. This model was first formulated by Freud who believed that three central forces shape personality-instinctual needs, drives, and impulses (id), rational thinking (ego), and moral standards (superego).

Detailed explanation-2: -Freud believed that psychological disorders, and particularly the experience of anxiety, occur when there is conflict or imbalance among the motivations of the id, ego, and superego.

Detailed explanation-3: -The psychodynamic approach views abnormality as a result of conflict between unconscious urges and conscious desires. Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychodynamic theory, said that when conflict in early life is not resolved, we repress things and that leads to mental illness.

Detailed explanation-4: -The psychodynamic model is a collection of theories focused on subconscious drives and human functioning that was founded by Sigmund Freud. This model asserts that the subconscious mind plays a large role in one’s psychological problems.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cognitive: The cognitive model focuses on problematic thoughts and attitudes as the main contributors to abnormal behavior. Issues within cognition are thought to result from illogical thought processes, irrational assumptions, or unreasonable outlooks.

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