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PSY30010: Week 1, Abnormal
Psychology Questions and Correct
Answers (100% Pass)
abnormality
axwrtThere is still no universal agreement about what is meant by abnormality
or disorder
Indicators of Abnormality
axwrtsubjective distress, maladaptiveness,
statistical deviancy,
violation of the standards of society,
social discomfort,
irrationality and unpredictability, dangerousness
Indicator of abnormality: Subjective distress
axwrtIf people suffer or experience psychological pain, we are inclined to
consider this as indicative of abnormality. People with depression clearly
report being distressed, as do people with anxiety disorders.
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Indicator of abnormality: Maladaptiveness.
axwrtMaladaptive behaviour interferes with our well-being and with our
ability to enjoy our work and our relationships
Indicator of abnormality: Statistical Deviancy.
axwrtThis tells us that in defining abnormality we make value judgments. If
something is statistically rare and undesirable (as is severely diminished
intellectual functioning), we are more likely to consider it abnormal than
something that is statistically rare and highly desirable (such as genius) or
something that is undesirable but statistically common (such as rudeness).
Indicator of abnormality: Violation of the standards of society.
axwrtWhen people fail to follow the conventional social and moral rules of
their cultural group, we may consider their behaviour as abnormal.
Indicator of abnormality: Social discomfort.
axwrtNot all rules are explicit. And not all rules bother us when they are
violated. Nonetheless, when someone violates an implicit or unwritten social
rule, those around him or her may experience a sense of discomfort or
unease.
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Indicator of abnormality: Irrationality and unpredictability.
axwrtWe expect people to behave in certain ways. Although a little
unconventionality may add some spice to life, there is a point at which we
are likely to consider a given unorthodox behaviour abnormal.
Indicator of abnormality: Dangerousness.
axwrtIt seems quite reasonable to think that someone who is a danger to
him- or herself or to another person must be psychologically abnormal.
DSM-5
axwrtthe American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; a widely used system for classifying
psychological disorders.
nomenclature
axwrtA system of naming, especially in the arts or sciences
DSM-5 definition of mental disorder
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PSY30010: Week 1, Abnormal
Psychology Questions and Correct
Answers (100% Pass)
abnormality
axwrtThere is still no universal agreement about what is meant by abnormality
or disorder
Indicators of Abnormality
axwrtsubjective distress, maladaptiveness,
statistical deviancy,
violation of the standards of society,
social discomfort,
irrationality and unpredictability, dangerousness
Indicator of abnormality: Subjective distress
axwrtIf people suffer or experience psychological pain, we are inclined to
consider this as indicative of abnormality. People with depression clearly
report being distressed, as do people with anxiety disorders.
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Indicator of abnormality: Maladaptiveness.
axwrtMaladaptive behaviour interferes with our well-being and with our
ability to enjoy our work and our relationships
Indicator of abnormality: Statistical Deviancy.
axwrtThis tells us that in defining abnormality we make value judgments. If
something is statistically rare and undesirable (as is severely diminished
intellectual functioning), we are more likely to consider it abnormal than
something that is statistically rare and highly desirable (such as genius) or
something that is undesirable but statistically common (such as rudeness).
Indicator of abnormality: Violation of the standards of society.
axwrtWhen people fail to follow the conventional social and moral rules of
their cultural group, we may consider their behaviour as abnormal.
Indicator of abnormality: Social discomfort.
axwrtNot all rules are explicit. And not all rules bother us when they are
violated. Nonetheless, when someone violates an implicit or unwritten social
rule, those around him or her may experience a sense of discomfort or
unease.
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Indicator of abnormality: Irrationality and unpredictability.
axwrtWe expect people to behave in certain ways. Although a little
unconventionality may add some spice to life, there is a point at which we
are likely to consider a given unorthodox behaviour abnormal.
Indicator of abnormality: Dangerousness.
axwrtIt seems quite reasonable to think that someone who is a danger to
him- or herself or to another person must be psychologically abnormal.
DSM-5
axwrtthe American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; a widely used system for classifying
psychological disorders.
nomenclature
axwrtA system of naming, especially in the arts or sciences
DSM-5 definition of mental disorder
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