Psychology 2030A/B Lecture Notes - Systematic Desensitization, Dorothea Dix, Neurosis

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: David Vollick

Document Summary

What"s psych norm?- majority, fcn autonomously, perceive reality, regulated moods, relate non-violently, not severely stressed. Continuum w/ norm at one end and abnormal at other, ppl somewhere in btw, diff pts, can pull back in line if not abnormal. Distress or impairment: difficulty performing appropriate and expected. Impairment is set in context of person"s background. Psych disorder and psych abnorm are used interchangeably. Psychopathology is the scientific study of psych disorders. Widely accepted system for classifying psych probs and disorders. In ca, reg"n of pro is under jurisdic"n of individual province. Psy. d. s: clinical and counseling dr"s of psych, none currently in ca) Scientist-practitioner model: producers of research, consumers of research, evaluate work using empirical methods, Description aims to: distinguish clinically sign dysfcn from common human experience. Describe onset of disorders -acute vs insidious onset. Describe course of disorder- episodic, time-limited, chronic course. Factors contribute to development of psychopathology- study of etiology.