Psychology 2030A/B Midterm: Abnormal Psychology midterm 1

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

Document Summary

Abnormal behaviour must always be considered in context. Being different = those with abilities that differentiate them from public. Being different is not the same as being psychologically abnormal. Deviant behaviours differ from prevailing societal standards. Deviant behaviour violates societal and cultural norms, but those norms are always changing (cid:894)(cid:271)eatles toda(cid:455) (cid:448)s. ho(cid:449) the(cid:455) (cid:449)e(cid:396)e see(cid:374) i(cid:374) (cid:1010)0"s(cid:895) Affects an i(cid:374)di(cid:448)iduals" behaviour but also reciprocally changed by the behaviours of its members: culture-bound syndrome: term that originally described abnormal behaviours that were specific to a particular location or group. Some of these behavioural patterns extend across ethnic groups and. May violate societal norms but is not always negative or harmful to others can go from eccentric to dangerous. Real people, real disorders: james eagan holmes. Went from eccentric to dangerous was super smart and antisocial and then got weird, called himself the joker and a shot up a movie theater.