PYC4802 – Psychopathology
Assignment 01[2021]
Aim of Assignment 01
Awakening your awareness to important aspects of your undergraduate studies that
have a bearing on the honors module in Psychopathology. Recall the information from
your undergraduate studies, or study the books and articles mentioned above and do the
following:
Answer the following 10 questions by using the mark-reading sheet you should have
received with your study material. Attach the unique assignment numbers for PYC4802
and submit your answers as Assignment 01.
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1. Circular causality means
(1) A causes B and B causes C
(2) A causes B and C causes B
(3) A and B together cause C
(4) A causes B and B causes A
2. A psychologist who believes that people’s behaviour is pre-determined and
views human beings as having no freedom of choice might be using the … model
of psychopathology
(1) biological
(2) psychodynamic
(3) humanistic
(4) 1 and 2
3. A psychologist who believes that abnormal behaviour can be eliminated by
making the client aware of the underlying intrapsychic processes is using the …
model
(1) biochemical
(2) behaviourist
(3) psychoanalytic
(4) humanistic
Additional Notes:
Question 1
Circular causality is defined as a sequence of causes and effects that leads back
to the original cause and either alters or confirms it, thus producing a new
sequence, as in a feedback loop. It is a form of circular reasoning in which the cause
of some event is held to exist in or be implied by the event itself.
For example, if A makes B happen, in circular causality, B is also a cause itself,
and can modulate or perpetuate A. So, you get a circle with A causing B causing A
causing B.
Question 2
The determinist approach proposes that all behaviour has a cause and is thus
predictable. Free will is an illusion, and our behaviour is governed by internal or
external forces over which we have no control. The psychodynamic approach
is determinist as it rejects the idea of free will. A person's
behaviour is determined by their unconscious motives which are shaped by their
biological drives and their early experiences. The psychodynamic perspective
originates in the work of Sigmund Freud.
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Assignment 01[2021]
Aim of Assignment 01
Awakening your awareness to important aspects of your undergraduate studies that
have a bearing on the honors module in Psychopathology. Recall the information from
your undergraduate studies, or study the books and articles mentioned above and do the
following:
Answer the following 10 questions by using the mark-reading sheet you should have
received with your study material. Attach the unique assignment numbers for PYC4802
and submit your answers as Assignment 01.
, PREVIEW PAGE
1. Circular causality means
(1) A causes B and B causes C
(2) A causes B and C causes B
(3) A and B together cause C
(4) A causes B and B causes A
2. A psychologist who believes that people’s behaviour is pre-determined and
views human beings as having no freedom of choice might be using the … model
of psychopathology
(1) biological
(2) psychodynamic
(3) humanistic
(4) 1 and 2
3. A psychologist who believes that abnormal behaviour can be eliminated by
making the client aware of the underlying intrapsychic processes is using the …
model
(1) biochemical
(2) behaviourist
(3) psychoanalytic
(4) humanistic
Additional Notes:
Question 1
Circular causality is defined as a sequence of causes and effects that leads back
to the original cause and either alters or confirms it, thus producing a new
sequence, as in a feedback loop. It is a form of circular reasoning in which the cause
of some event is held to exist in or be implied by the event itself.
For example, if A makes B happen, in circular causality, B is also a cause itself,
and can modulate or perpetuate A. So, you get a circle with A causing B causing A
causing B.
Question 2
The determinist approach proposes that all behaviour has a cause and is thus
predictable. Free will is an illusion, and our behaviour is governed by internal or
external forces over which we have no control. The psychodynamic approach
is determinist as it rejects the idea of free will. A person's
behaviour is determined by their unconscious motives which are shaped by their
biological drives and their early experiences. The psychodynamic perspective
originates in the work of Sigmund Freud.
PREVIEW PAGE
