PS101 Lecture 12: Abnormal Psychology
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Abnormal something there that can"t be changed. Trephining made holes in the skull to let the demons out . Several questions can help determine whether a behaviour is abnormal: Social norm deviance use norms or standard of society. Need to be fully aware of all situational variables/ cultural variables. Subjective discomfort does the individual experience emotional discomfort with their behaviour. Maladaptive behaviours prevent person from functioning. Neurosis: causes personal distress and some impairment in functioning. Not losing contact with reality or violating important social norms. Psychosis: severe psychological disorder, sometimes requiring hospitalization. Typically lose contact with reality, delusions, and/or hallucinations. Now = dsm 5- classification system of apa. Not universally adopted, below 5 is adopted. Feeling that something bad is about to happen. May be associated with a particular situation or object, or it may be free-floating -not associated with anything specific. Types of anxiety disorders: generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, phobias, obsessive- compulsive disorder, ptsd, generalized anxiety disorder.
