PSY 202 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Neurology, Central Nervous System, Borderline Personality Disorder
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Chapter 11 learning objectives: discuss the ways in which abnormal behavior has been defined. Abnormal behavior refers to statistically rare behaviors, unlike mental disorders which are more common (like anxiety or depression: describe the purpose and limitations of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental. The purpose is to provide descriptive categories so we can agree on what the disorders are and how they are studied and treated. Projective tests are ambiguous pictures, sentences or stories in which the person interprets. It establishes understanding with the patient, but there is low reliability. Objective tests are standardized questions about behavior and feelings. While they are more reliable than projective tests, the test is only as good as the interpretation: describe the main characteristics of the anxiety disorders: anxiety states, phobias, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. General anxiety disorder is defined as the continuous uncontrollable feelings of anxiety for at least 6 months. Phobias are exaggerated fears of specific situations, activities, or things.
