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PSYC 435 Abnormal Psychology Notes Plus Trial Exam PART ONE [2023/2024]
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PSYC 435 Abnormal Psychology Notes Plus Trial Exam PART ONE [2023/2024]. Psychology 435: Abnormal Psychology has eleven major learning outcomes. When you have 
completed this course, you should be able to: 
1. Describe the historical emergence of abnormal psychology as a concept and as an area of 
clinical practice. 
2. Identify and compare several theories about the causes of abnormal behaviour. 
3. Discuss issues in the assessment and diagnosis of mental disorders. 
4. Describe the wide variet...
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Psych Final Exam Review 80 questions total Introduction/ History and Legal Aspects of Mental Illness
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● DSM definition of mental disorder/ illness 
○ A mental disorder is a syndrome characterized by clinically significant 
disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior that 
reflects a dysfunction in the psychological, biological, or developmental processes 
underlying mental functioning. 
○ Mental disorders are usually associated with significant distress or disability in 
social, occupational, or other important activities 
● Major historical landmarks/ key...
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Psych Final Exam Review
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Introduction/ History and Legal Aspects of Mental Illness (approx. 10 Questions) 
● DSM definition of mental disorder/ illness 
○ A mental disorder is a syndrome characterized by clinically significant 
disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior that 
reflects a dysfunction in the psychological, biological, or developmental processes 
underlying mental functioning. 
○ Mental disorders are usually associated with significant distress or disability in 
social...
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Learning Disabilities
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Detailed debate style essay discussing the research and literature suggesting that learning disabilities are something that is a social construct (created by us to explain behaviour) or a medical diagnosis (a physical condition that existed before us). I review all the literature and draw my own conclusions. References surround learning disabilities (i.e. the different kinds, the biology of them), Historical context (i.e. the lunacy act), the social construct theories (i.e. that they wouldn't ex...
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