Abnormal Psychology

Feedback Loops Figures

At the end of the “Understanding” and

the “Treating” sections for each major

disorder in the edition, you will usually fi nd

a Feedback Loops capstone section—e.g.,

Feedback Loops in Action: Understanding

Schizophrenia and Feedback Loops in

Treatment: Schizophrenia—which include

fi gures that illustrate how feedback loops

work and the interactions among the

various factors.

Feedback Loops in Action

Figures

• Summarize the neurological,
  psychological, and social factors that
  are associated with a given disorder


• Illustrate the dynamic interactive nature
  of the factors


• Provide a recurring illustrative format,
  which allows students to compare
  and contrast the specifi c factors of the
  feedback loops across disorders

Figure 12.5g

Mental Processes and

Mental Contents

Affect Behavior

Brain Systems

Genetics

Inherited

vulnerability for

schizophrenia

spectrum

disorders

Neural Communication

Stressful Life Events

Family

Gender/Culture

NeuroPsychoSocial

NeuroPsychoSocial NeuroPsychoSocial

Cognitive deficits

Poor insight

Negative beliefs

about self and

abilities

Flat affect Disorganized

speech and

behavior

Frontal lobes

Temporal lobes

Thalamus

Hippocampus

Dopamine

Serotonin

Glutamate

Cortisol

Impaired theory of

mind, which leads

to difficulty

understanding

nonverbal

communication of

others

Growing up in an

orphanage

Dysfunctional

family

communication

High expressed

emotion

Immigration

Discrimination

Differential

recovery rates across

cultures

Figure 12.6g

Treatments Targeting

Neurological Factors

Medication: traditional

and atypical

antipsychotics

ECT

Changes neural

activity

Changes thoughts,

feelings and

behaviors

Decreases family

conflict and family

members’ critical

behavior

Improves social

interactions and

ability to work and live

more independently

Treatments Targeting

Social Factors

Family therapy and

education

Social skills training

Residential treatment

Vocational rehabilitation

CBT

Cognitive rehabilitation

Motivational

enhancement

Treatments Targeting

Psychological Factors

Feedback Loops in Treatment Figures

• Summarize the neurological, psychological, and social

treatments for a given disorder

• Illustrate the interactive nature of successful treatment


• Provide a recurring illustrative format, which allows

students to compare and contrast the specifi c factors

involved in treatment feedback loops across disorders