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Explain the three costs associated with the disease model of psychology mentioned in the text.
Explain the three costs associated with the disease model of psychology mentioned in the text.
- The first cost was the moral implication that psychologists and psychiatrists became victimologists and pathologizers, forgetting human responsibility. 2. The second cost was the neglect of improving normal lives and focusing on making relatively untroubled people happier and more fulfilled. 3. The third problem was the lack of interventions to make people happier and positive.
What was the 'third force' psychology and who were the key figures associated with it?
What was the 'third force' psychology and who were the key figures associated with it?
The 'third force' psychology was the humanistic psychology movement that sought to overcome the limitations of psychoanalysis and behaviorism. Key figures associated with it were Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers.
What were the main focuses of humanistic psychology?
What were the main focuses of humanistic psychology?
Humanistic psychology focused on personal fulfillment, valuing feelings over intellect, hedonism, belief in human perfectibility, emphasis on the present, self-disclosure, self-actualization, positive regard, client-centered therapy, and the hierarchy of needs.
Who called for the development of positive psychology and what were some of the topics it aimed to study?
Who called for the development of positive psychology and what were some of the topics it aimed to study?
What was the difference in methodology between positive psychology and humanistic psychology?
What was the difference in methodology between positive psychology and humanistic psychology?
What is the one truth about behavior and its potential for becoming disordered?
What is the one truth about behavior and its potential for becoming disordered?
What factors contribute to the consideration of behavior as abnormal?
What factors contribute to the consideration of behavior as abnormal?
What did Maslow criticize about the science of psychology?
What did Maslow criticize about the science of psychology?
What did the humanistic psychology movement seek to address?
What did the humanistic psychology movement seek to address?
What was the main focus of positive psychology as mentioned in the text?
What was the main focus of positive psychology as mentioned in the text?
How did the approach of positive psychology differ from humanistic psychology in terms of research methods?
How did the approach of positive psychology differ from humanistic psychology in terms of research methods?
Can abnormal behavior encompass elements of normal behavior? Provide a brief explanation.
Can abnormal behavior encompass elements of normal behavior? Provide a brief explanation.
What is the focus of abnormal psychology?
What is the focus of abnormal psychology?
Who are some pioneers in the psychoanalytical school of thought?
Who are some pioneers in the psychoanalytical school of thought?
What is the disease model that psychology worked with for over 60 years?
What is the disease model that psychology worked with for over 60 years?
What is behaviorism and who presented a new view of human behavior under this approach?
What is behaviorism and who presented a new view of human behavior under this approach?
What was the dominant worldview in the mid-1900s according to the text?
What was the dominant worldview in the mid-1900s according to the text?
What did the more scientific investigation of mental illness in the mid to late 1900s allow psychologists to examine?
What did the more scientific investigation of mental illness in the mid to late 1900s allow psychologists to examine?
What were the consequences of the scientific investigation of mental illness as pointed out by Martin Seligman?
What were the consequences of the scientific investigation of mental illness as pointed out by Martin Seligman?
Who were the key figures associated with the 'third force' psychology movement in the 1960s?
Who were the key figures associated with the 'third force' psychology movement in the 1960s?
What did Maslow criticize about the science of psychology?
What did Maslow criticize about the science of psychology?
What did Martin Seligman call for as the president of the American Psychological Association (APA)?
What did Martin Seligman call for as the president of the American Psychological Association (APA)?
What were some of the topics that positive psychology aimed to study?
What were some of the topics that positive psychology aimed to study?
How did the methodology of positive psychology differ from humanistic psychology?
How did the methodology of positive psychology differ from humanistic psychology?
What is the main focus of positive psychology?
What is the main focus of positive psychology?
What did the humanistic psychology movement seek to address?
What did the humanistic psychology movement seek to address?
What factors contribute to the consideration of behavior as abnormal?
What factors contribute to the consideration of behavior as abnormal?
What is the one truth about behavior and its potential for becoming disordered?
What is the one truth about behavior and its potential for becoming disordered?
What did the disease model of psychology neglect, as mentioned in the text?
What did the disease model of psychology neglect, as mentioned in the text?
What was the dominant worldview in the mid-1900s according to the text?
What was the dominant worldview in the mid-1900s according to the text?
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