PS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Acrophobia, Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning
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Disease that we can"t control or get rid of. It is just there, and we have to manage it. Step up ->took away inhumane treatment of people who didn"t fit in in the norm: drilling holes in the head to reelase evil spiritrs, people in cages. This first way is saying that abnormality is a disease that need to be managed. Some thing that is different than the cultural norm then it can be classified as abnormal. When its different from the cultural norm doesn"t mean it abnormal. If the individual says i"m not well, happy, hurting and something is going on -> then we should look at it like a disorder. Physical symptoms (muscle tension, dizziness, sweating, heart palpitations) 2 components: obsessions consistent/ persistent unwanted thoughts, compulsions cognitive behaviours repetitive ritualized behaviours these ritualized behaviours are carried out to avoid disasters -> might think if i don"t do this, someone will die or this will happen.
