Week One Psychopathy
Locate at least two peer-reviewed scholarly articles in the Keiser online library that demonstrate how the biological theory explains etiology in two different mental illnesses. Answer the following questions about each different mental illness:
a) What are the specific biological mechanisms associated with each diagnosis?
b) How would each diagnosis be explained by a major psychological theory other than biological theory (e.g., cognitive-behavioral)?
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Order Paper Nowc) Could each disorder be better understood by the combination of both biological theory and another perspective? If not, why not? If so, which other perspective is best? Why?
Reading
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Overview, History, and Psychological Theories
Readings
Butcher, J.N., Mineka, S., & Hooley, J.M. (2017). Abnormal psychology (17th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Chapter 1: Abnormal Psychology: An Overview
Chapter 2: Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior
Chapter 3: Causal Factors and Viewpoints
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Introduction (pp. 5-17)
Use of the Manual (pp. 19-24)
Highlights of Changes from DSM-IV to DSM-5 (pp. 809 – 816)
