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Study of people who suffer mental, emotional and often physical pain. - ANS-Psychopathology
view that there are no universal standards or rules for labeling a behavior as abnormal; instead,
behaviors can only be abnormal relative to cultural norms. - ANS-Cultural relativism
behaviors that are deviant - ANS-unusualness
Behaviors should be considered abnormal only if the individual suffers distress and wishes to be
rid of the behaviors - ANS-Distress
a diseas process much like hypertension or diabetes is causing the behavior - ANS-mental
illness
Dysfunction, distresss, deviance and dangerousness - ANS-four d's of abnormality
saw abnormal behavior as similar to physical diseases caused by the breakdown of systems in
the body - ANS-biological theories
saw abnormal behavior as a result of divine intervention, curses, demonic possession, and
personal sin - ANS-supernatural theories
saw abnormal behavior as a result of traumas, such as bereavement, or of chronic stress -
ANS-psychological theories
drilled holes in skull as stone and middle aged treatment for abnormality - ANS-trephination
phenomenon in which large numbers of people engage in unusual behaviors. - ANS-Psychic
epidemics
the study of the impact of reinforcements and punishments on behavior. Famous psychologists
are Thorndike and Skinner. - ANS-Behaviorism
study of unconcious - ANS-psychoanalysis
thought processes that influence behavior and emotion. - ANS-cognitions