PSY 0010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Fokker E.Ii, Dsm-5, Psy
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Psychological disorders: the professor has not received the results back from the testing center, she is hoping to get the results back today or tomorrow, textbook a. In some cultures, being able to hear voices of deceased ancestors is considered a privilege in the us, it might be cause for a diagnosis of schizophrenia c. ii. Deviant behavior in one culture may be considered normal in another: what is considered deviant changes over time d. i. Until 1973, homosexual behavior was considered deviant in the dsm: what is considered healthy also varies by gender e. i. One of the traits of healthy women is a need for security this trait could be considered abnormal in a man e. ii. The way that most people describe a healthy person more closely fits with the description of a healthy man than a healthy woman: approaches to psychological disorders, historical background a. i. Historically, people viewed strange behaviors as the results of supernatural forces a. ii.
