Understanding our emotional and behavioural disorders.

1. Understanding our emotional and behavioural disorders. Michael Free

2. The 4-P model • Predisposing factors • Precipitating factors • Problem • Perpetuating factors

3. The problem is usually excess negative emotion, and/or counter-productive behaviour

4. Predisposing Factors Temperament Other major events Parenting Traumatic Events Developmental Experiences Peer experiences Information from Stories, media, culture, subculture Logical Errors Vicarious learning Schemas (Schema Content)

5. Schema Content Schema Propositions Propositions about Memories & emotional potential Conditioned associations Action tendencies

6. Precipitating and Maintaining Factors Schema Propositions about Propositions Critical Event Logical Error(s) Memories & emotional potential Action tendencies Automatic thoughts Physiological symptoms Negative emotion Increases long-term probability Decreases, short-term intensity Counterproductive behaviour

7. Sometimes it’s useful to have episodic and situational critical events Episodic Critical Event Logical Error(s) Schema Propositions about Propositions SituationalCritical Event Logical Error(s) Memories & emotional potential Action tendencies Automatic thoughts Physiological symptoms Negative emotion Increases long-term probability Decreases, short-term intensity Counterproductive behaviour

8. Temperament Other major events Parenting Developmental Experiences The Full Model Cultural & sub-cultural information Peer experiences Logical Errors Episodic Critical Event Logical Error(s) Schema Propositions about Propositions Situational Critical Event Logical Error(s) Memories & emotional potential Action tendencies Automatic thoughts Physiological symptoms Negative emotion Counterproductive behaviour

9. Temperament Other major events Parenting Developmental Experiences Cultural & sub-cultural information Peer experiences Logical Errors Episodic Critical Event Logical Error(s) Schema Propositions about Propositions Situational Critical Event Logical Error(s) Memories & emotional potential Action tendencies Automatic thoughts Physiological symptoms Negative emotion Counterproductive behaviour

10. Overbearing, distant, unpredictable frightening father Temperament Intense, energetic The Full Model Other major events Parenting ? Insecure attachment Developmental Experiences Perfectionistic mother Cultural & sub-cultural information Peer experiences Maltese Immigrant subculture 4 brothers Volume of work Logical Errors Jonny’s withdrawal of emotional support Episodic Critical Event Logical Error(s) Abandonment Mistrust/abuse Self –sacrifice++ Emotional Inhib Entitlement++ Behaviour of franchisor/buyers Schema Propositions about Propositions Situational Critical Event Logical Error(s) Threat to financial base & future Memories & emotional potential Defensive, perfectionistic Action tendencies Something has to change, my life is a mess, Jonny doesn’t u/s me Automatic thoughts Menopause Physiological symptoms Negative emotion Choose cold detached partner, Put myself down, minimise +ve events and exag –ve events, attempt to perform perfectly/set high stds work harder, push h/bs away, Overly trusting Counterproductive behaviour