Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Speech Disorder, Viking Press, Dopamine Hypothesis Of Schizophrenia

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Terry Biggs

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Definition and classification: we are likely to label behaviors as abnormal if they: Are distressing to the individual (because we place such a high value on happiness in our society) Are dysfunctional for the individual or for society. Are deviant (statistically and/or culturally) for a particular society (a. For example, in our society, we are much more likely to use the term. Abnormal to classify someone who cannot hold down a job than for someone who is a compulsive worker. Abnormal behavior is caused by supernatural forces: an early biological view. Mental illnesses are diseases like physical illness that effect the brain: vulnerability stress model. Can have a biological basis or stem from personality or environmental factors. A predisposition creates a disorder only when a person is subject to a stressor. Periodic alternations of extreme nervous activity and deeply depressed moods: dementia praecox.