PSYC 3082 Chapter : Test 1 Chapter 1
Document Summary
Myths and misconceptions about normal behavior: no single definition of psychological abnormality/normality. The science of psychopathology: mental health professionals (ph. d"s, psy. d"s, m. d"s, m. s. w"s, mn"s, msn"s, united by the scientist-practitioner framework. The scientists-practitioner: producers of research, consumers of research- what we are bc we are simply learning info that has already been established, evaluators of their work using empirical methods- theories are based on scientific research. Clinical description: begins with the presenting problem. Insidious- gradual: describe course of disorders, episodic, time-limited, or chronic course. Causation, treatment, and outcome: what factors contribute to the development of psychopathology, study of etiology, how can we best improve the lives of people suffering from psychopathology, study of treatment development. Includes pharmacologic, psychosocial, and/or combined treatments: how do we know that we have alleviated psychological suffering, study of treatment outcome, prognosis= expected outcome. Historical conceptions of abnormal behavior: major psychological disorders have existed.
