EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Sigmund Freud was the pioneer of which of the following models of psychopathology?
A
Behaviourist
B
Cognitive
C
Psychodynamic
D
Humanistic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The psychodynamic model is the fourth psychological model of abnormality and is based on the work of Sigmund Freud.

Detailed explanation-2: -Psychodynamic theory refers to the behavior motivated by internal or psychological forces and abnormality is caused by imbalance in internal forces that motivate the behavior. He believed that mental illnesses arises from unsolved conscious conflicts and these happens mostly in early childhood( Freud 1925).

Detailed explanation-3: -a conceptualization of psychological disorders in terms of overt behavior patterns produced by learning and the influence of reinforcement contingencies. Treatment techniques, including systematic desensitization and modeling, focus on modifying ineffective or maladaptive patterns.

Detailed explanation-4: -Biological models of psychopathology emphasize the relationship between a specific constellation of symptoms and an underlying abnormality in physiologic function.

Detailed explanation-5: -Explanation: Each branch of psychology has many explanations for psychopathology, including failure of self-realization (humanistic), unconscious conflict (psychodynamic), cognitive biases (cognitive), and biochemical imbalances (psychobiological).

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