The working memory model (WMM) is a representation of how short-term memory is organised and how it functions. It was proposed by Baddeley and Hitch in 1974 as an updated version of STM. It suggests that STM is an active processor
WMM
The WMM is concerned with the part of the mind that is active when we are temporarily storing and manipulating information.•The model consists of four main components which are qualitatively different in terms of their capacity and coding.
Episodic Buffer
The episodic buffer acts as a “backup” store which communicates with both long-term memory and the components of working memory.
Central Executive
It is responsible for monitoring and coordinating the operation of the slave systems
Phonological Loop
deals with spoken and written material.
visio - spacial sketchpad
storage and manipulation of information
Deviation from social norms
Social norms are the rules that a society has about what are acceptable behaviours, values and beliefs.Some of these rules are explicit, where violating them may mean breaking the law e.g. not drinking and driving.Other rules are implicit (unspoken), but are agreed upon as a matter of convention within a society
Deviation from social norms
People
Definitions of abnormality
•abnormality, it is about how health professionals decide whether someone is ‘normal’ (mentally healthy) or ‘abnormal’ (mentally ill).
