Abnormal Psychology Chapter 1&2
1. What is
the understanding, preventing, & treatment of abnormal behavior patterns.
Abnor- mal
Psychology
1.Is the behavior unusual?
2. How do you
de-
fine abnormal be- 2. Does it violate social norms?
havior? 3. does it involve a faulty interpretation of reality?
4. Does the behaviour cause personal distress?
5. is the behaviour maladaptive?
6. is the behaviour dangerous (to the person or to others)?
3. In order for No
be- haviour to
be deemed as
"ab- normal"
the per- son
must experi-
ence some
level of
distress. Person with graduate training in psychology who specializes in abnormal
behav- iour.
4. clinical
psycholo- gist
5. psychiatrist Physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental
disorders.
6. psychological dis- Disturbances of psychological functioning or behaviour associated with
states of
orders personal distress or impaired social, occupational, or interpersonal
functioning. Also called mental disorders
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, Abnormal Psychology Chapter 1&2
7. Psychological dis- 45 to 64- year
order were
most common
among which
age range?
8. medical model
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, Abnormal Psychology Chapter 1&2
mental disorder is generally associated with the medical model perspective, which
considers abnormal behaviour patterns to
be symptoms of underlying mental illnesses or disorders
9. How do you Behaviour that is unusual is often considered abnormal. "seeing things" and
de-
fine abnormal be- "hearing things" are a almost always considered abnormal in our
culture, except,
havior? 1. perhaps, in cases of religious experience. Yet hallucinations are not
Behav- iour is deemed unusual l in some non-Western cultures. Being overcome
unusual with feelings of panic when entering a department store or when
standing in a crowded elevator
10. Hallucinations Perceptions that
occur in the absence of an
external stimulus and that are
confused with reality.
11. When Is Negative emotions such as anxiety are considered abnormal when they
anxiety are judged to be excessive or inappropriate to the situation. Anxiety is
abnormal? generally regarded as normal when it is experienced during a job
interview, so long as it is not so severe that it prevents the interviewee
from performing adequately. Anxiety is deemed to be abnormal if it is
experienced whenever one boards an elevator.
12. How do you All societies have
de-
fine abnormal be- norms (standards) that define the kinds of behaviours acceptable in
given con-
havior? 2. Be- or violates social norms
haviour is
social- ly 13. How do you de-
unacceptable
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1. What is
the understanding, preventing, & treatment of abnormal behavior patterns.
Abnor- mal
Psychology
1.Is the behavior unusual?
2. How do you
de-
fine abnormal be- 2. Does it violate social norms?
havior? 3. does it involve a faulty interpretation of reality?
4. Does the behaviour cause personal distress?
5. is the behaviour maladaptive?
6. is the behaviour dangerous (to the person or to others)?
3. In order for No
be- haviour to
be deemed as
"ab- normal"
the per- son
must experi-
ence some
level of
distress. Person with graduate training in psychology who specializes in abnormal
behav- iour.
4. clinical
psycholo- gist
5. psychiatrist Physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental
disorders.
6. psychological dis- Disturbances of psychological functioning or behaviour associated with
states of
orders personal distress or impaired social, occupational, or interpersonal
functioning. Also called mental disorders
1/
19
, Abnormal Psychology Chapter 1&2
7. Psychological dis- 45 to 64- year
order were
most common
among which
age range?
8. medical model
2/
19
, Abnormal Psychology Chapter 1&2
mental disorder is generally associated with the medical model perspective, which
considers abnormal behaviour patterns to
be symptoms of underlying mental illnesses or disorders
9. How do you Behaviour that is unusual is often considered abnormal. "seeing things" and
de-
fine abnormal be- "hearing things" are a almost always considered abnormal in our
culture, except,
havior? 1. perhaps, in cases of religious experience. Yet hallucinations are not
Behav- iour is deemed unusual l in some non-Western cultures. Being overcome
unusual with feelings of panic when entering a department store or when
standing in a crowded elevator
10. Hallucinations Perceptions that
occur in the absence of an
external stimulus and that are
confused with reality.
11. When Is Negative emotions such as anxiety are considered abnormal when they
anxiety are judged to be excessive or inappropriate to the situation. Anxiety is
abnormal? generally regarded as normal when it is experienced during a job
interview, so long as it is not so severe that it prevents the interviewee
from performing adequately. Anxiety is deemed to be abnormal if it is
experienced whenever one boards an elevator.
12. How do you All societies have
de-
fine abnormal be- norms (standards) that define the kinds of behaviours acceptable in
given con-
havior? 2. Be- or violates social norms
haviour is
social- ly 13. How do you de-
unacceptable
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