PSYC 3140 Chapter 1: Abnormal Psych (Can edition) Chapter 1: Abnormal Psych: An Overview
19 Jan 2012
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Family aggregation: whether a disorder runs in families, we must know family history in order to diagnose the problem. What do we mean by abnormal behavior? y the elements of abnormality. suffering: depressed people clearly suffer, and also people with anxiety. maladaptiveness: behavior that is not common, (anorexia, not eating). deviancy: to act different from societies norm. violation of the standards of society: fail to follow social and moral rules. social discomfort: people around the person feels uncomfortable. irrationality and unpredictability: sudden behavior that makes one uncomfortable. Box 1. 1 (magnets) y experiments about magnetic bracelets, groups of individuals with repetitive stress injury (rsi) were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups. Why we need to classify disorders y classifying provides us with nomenclature (naming system) that allows us to structure info. Box 1. 3 (generosity) y zell kravinsky a very wealthy man, who refused to spend his money on fancy things.
