Biological Treatments of OCD As the biological approach explains OCD through the biological makeup of the individual, it also explains the treatments of OCD through biological treatments. Th...
Biological Explanations of OCD: Genetic Explanations The biological approach is known as the medical model as it explains all behaviour through our biology. The biological approach sees OCD ...
Characteristics of OCD Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder and is characterised by experiencing persistent and intrusive thoughts which occur as obsessions, compulsion...
Cognitive Treatments of Depression The most commonly used psychological treatment used to treat depression is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). CBT is a cognitive treatment, although it doe...
Cognitive Explanations of Depression: Beck's Negative Triad The cognitive approach to explaining depression looks at our 'mental processes' (thoughts, attention, perceptions) and how they af...
Characteristics of Depression Depression is a mood disorder, where the suffering experiences low mood and low energy levels. All forms of depressive disorders are characterised by changes in...
Behavioural Treatments of Phobias: Systematic desensitisation Systematic desensitisation This is the main behaviourist therapy to treat phobias and it is designed to slowly reduce the anxiet...
Behavioural Explanations of Phobias The behaviourist approach explains all behaviour as something that is both observable and learned. When explaining phobias, the behavioural approach is th...
Characteristics of Phobias Phobias are an irrational fear of an object, place or situation that causes a constant avoidance of said object, place or situation. All phobias are characterised ...
