Applying assumptions

• influence of childhood experience = schizophrenia = due to fixations
• unconscious mind = aggression = due to ego defence mechanisms like displacement
• tripartite personality = aggression = due to weak ego = dominant id = aggressive and impulsive behaviour
• blank slate = aggression = learnt eg bandoras bobo dolls
• we learn through conditioning = addiction = eg. smoking through conditioning and reinforcement
• humans and animals learn in the same way = phobias = eg. pavlova dogs to little Albert
• computer analogy = aggression = faulty process like hostile attribution bias
• internal mental processes = addiction = attentional bias = cognitive distortion leading to focus on smell of smoke etc
• schemas = schizophrenia = beck and negative schemas = only pay attention to negative = avolition and effective flattening
• neurotransmitters = schizophrenia = to much dopamine = attention and perception = hallucinations and delusions
• locilisation of brain function = aggression or criminal behaviour = over active amygdala guard dog and under active pre frontal cortex wise owl
• evolutionary influences = forming relationships = select fertile female or ambitious man
• acknowledgement of free will = forming relationships = choose who to imbed time with eg. students who picked relationships = less likely to be depressed
• authenticity of goodness and excellence = forming relationships = relationships allow us to develop our signature strengths = make us happier = barrier to mental health issues
• focus on the Good life = forming relationships = maintaining relationships helps reach the meaningful life