AQA Psychology- Unit 4

1. What did Szasz propose?

66% of patients with 1 disorder had another leading to inaccurate diagnosis, confirming the idea of co-morbidity
Studied 3 clinicians and 5 patients and found that the inter-rater reliability was +.72, showing high IR possibly due to extensive training
There is no such thing as mental illness, Instead it's a way for society to label and exclude those who don't fit in
In Japan there is a condition called TKS which is a fear of social situations but in the UK this is not recgonised as a disorder, supporting the idea of cultural differences

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In Japan there is a condition called TKS which is a fear of social situations but in the UK this is not recgonised as a disorder, supporting the idea of cultural differences
66% of patients with 1 disorder had another leading to inaccurate diagnosis, confirming the idea of co-morbidity
Studied 3 clinicians and 5 patients and found that the inter-rater reliability was +.72, showing high IR possibly due to extensive training
There is no such thing as mental illness, Instead it's a way for society to label and exclude those who don't fit in

Pictures of feared objects were masked, yet phobic patients showed greastest ANS arousal compared to neutral objexts, supporting prepotency
64% of blood phobics had at least 1 relative with the same disorder
Twin studies, MZ twins 5x more likely than DZ twins to both have an anxiety disorder
Monkeys developed a fear towards a snake if they saw another monkey show a fear response but didn't show the same response to a flower, supporting the evolutionary explanations

Emotional (irrational thoughts), cognitive (sweating), Physical (running away), behavioural (panic)
Emotional (panic), cognitive (irrational thoughts), Physical (sweating), behavioural (running away)
Emotional (irrational thoughts), cognitive (panic), Physical (sweating), behavioural (running away)