PPT-Cognitive explanation for OCD

Recap Case history A 32yearold man presents describing an intense fear of germs He continually experiences thoughts about contracting an illness by coming into contact with things in the environment such as doorknobs or seats in public places His intense fear of germs has resulted in repetitive hand washing He describes brief relief after hand washing but because his thoughts about contamination keep returning he states that he cannot help but wash again for hours a day Both of his hands are red raw and cracked and he had to leave his job because of his fear of sitting down in public places . - Mechanistic Explanation in Cognitive Science William York 1 1 Indiana University , Bloomington, IN U.S.A. wwyork@indiana.edu Abstract Mechanistic explanation plays a central role in cognitive scie Raoul . Gervais. Centre . for. Logic . and. . Philosophy. of . Science. Ghent. University. Main. claims . and. . two. . assumptions. :. Main thesis: CL-explanations are indispensable in cognitive science. theory's motivation cognitive change.) evidence once for dissonance theory dissonance prediction expected exposure disagreeable com- Ewing found audience members been led with their prior opinions wer Explanation Architecture for General Intelligence. John Lewis, . Ed.D. .. Explanation Age LLC. March, 2012. © 2012 John Lewis, . Ed.D. .. 2. Topics. Question Tools. The Independence of Explanations. A. pproach to Explaining Depression. Psychopathology – Unit 1. Characteristics of Depression. Depression is an affective . mood disorder. involving lengthy disruption of emotions. About 20% of people will suffer from some form of depression throughout their lifetimes, with women twice as vulnerable as men. . In pairs choose one of the following scenarios. Explain how . using behaviourist techniques . one of these people could be treated.. Jen is terrified of cats. Her granny had a grumpy old cat, who used to bite and scratch her whenever she went round. Recap. Case history. A 32-year-old man presents describing an intense fear of germs. He continually experiences thoughts about contracting an illness by coming into contact with things in the environment, such as doorknobs or seats in public places. His intense fear of germs has resulted in repetitive hand washing. He describes brief relief after hand washing but, because his thoughts about contamination keep returning, he states that he "cannot help but wash again for hours a day." Both of his hands are red, raw, and cracked and he had to leave his job because of his fear of sitting down in public places. . 1. Based on. “Inference . to the Best Explanation: The General . Account”. “Inference . to the Best Explanation: . Examples”. Chapters 8 and 9 in. John D. Norton, . The Material Theory of Induction.. Brain Activity. Changes in brain activity. Brain scans have shown that people with OCD seem to show more activity in three brain areas:. Basal Ganglia. Prefrontal Orbital Cortex. Cingulate . Gryus. In pairs stand back to back– person 1: to look at the picture and explain the areas of the brain and the labels . Starter-. Based on your flipped homework . on the cognitive explanations of depression . link any of the following words together and write a brief description of why they are linked. . Irrational thoughts. When a contour line crosses a river valley it makes a V. The point of the V always points upstream, therefore the stream is flowing in the opposite direction. . Constructed Response. Base your answers to questions 1 through 5 on the topographic map of Cottonwood, Colorado, below. . At the end of this unit, the students are . expe. c. ted to be able to:. 1. mention the social function of . explan. a. t. i. on genre. 2. Skim the general ideas through the generic structure of explanation. Learning Outcomes. Outline the cognitive explanations for Schizophrenia. Explore the cognitive reasons for Psychotic symptoms. Explore and evaluate the scientific model of delusional thinking. Explore research which demonstrates a cognitive explanation. Andy Crabtree. www.andy-crabtree.com. Right to an Explanation. GDPR and ‘explainable’ algorithmic machines. AI Will Have to Explain Itself . “The need for Explainable AI is being driven by upcoming regulations, like the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which requires explanations for decisions … Under the GDPR, there are hefty penalties for inaccurate explanations – making it imperative that companies correctly explain the decisioning process of its AI and ML systems, every time.” .