Describe and evaluate the cognitive-behavioral model of mental ...

[wrbasek0]

Describe and evaluate the cognitive-behavioral model of mental disorders.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Because individuals with mood disorders are often unaware of the extent of abnormality, mental health professionals should be interested in
 
  a. observations from others.
  b. the accuracy of the weekly log.
  c. ongoing daily neurotransmitter variations.
  d. confronting them with the severity of their problems.

[Sarahjh]

Answer to Question 1

Student responses should include
- the behavioral perspective on mental disorders is based on the assumption that behavior is learned
- two major learning principles underlie the behavioral approach: classical conditioning and operant conditioning
- the cognitive perspective suggests that problematic symptoms and behavior develop from the way we perceive and think about our present and past experiences
- key principles of the cognitive perspective include schemas and cognitive distortions
- behavioral and cognitive perspectives have been combined to form the cognitive-behavioral model
- major cognitive-behavioral treatment approaches include cognitive-behavioral therapy, rational restructuring, systematic desensitization, exposure, and token economy
- strengths of the cognitive-behavioral model includes a broad array of effective treatments
- a major limitation of the cognitive-behavioral model is its poor account of how mental problems originally develop

Answer to Question 2

a