Psychology 2035A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Abnormal Psychology, Demon, Dsm-5

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

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D efin itio n s , c au s es an d t reatm en ts. Sarah suddenly felt her heart pounding, she was sure she is going to die or insane. After several incidences she is scared to leave the house. Jim- one day i knew that aliens were plotting to destroy me, shot people because he thought they were aliens. Study of disorders is sometimes called abnormal psychology. What does abnormal mean: anything that deviates from average (or normal) Definitions of normal and abnormal are influenced by culture norms and values (e. g. hearing voices, seeing visions) Change over time within a culture (homosexuality was a psychological disorder- pre and post 1973) Distress and dysfunction are subjective states (not objective states) What causes psychological disorders: the demonic perspective. Drilling a hole so sprits can escape. Many were thought to be witches and were burned during middle ages: the medical perspective biological perspective.