CLP 3144 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Observational Learning, Adit, Aaron T. Beck

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Clinical and Health Psychology
• Course: CLP 3144
• Professor: natalieweldon

Document Summary

No clear dividing line exists between normal variations in thoughts, emotions, and behaviors and what would be labeled as abnormal. Study of abnormal psychology includes people who suffer atypical: mental pain, emotional pain, physical pain. Common belief: specific behaviors, thoughts, or feelings can be viewed as pathological or abnormal due to a root cause, a singular underlying disease. Modern view: no singular disease but collections of problems in: thinking/cognition, emotional responding/regulating, social behavior, biological factors. Cultures have strong norms for what is considered acceptable: gender-role expectations. Cultural relativism: there are no universal standards or rules for labeling a behavior abnormal. Culture and gender influence: ways people express symptoms of abnormality, people"s (cid:449)illi(cid:374)g(cid:374)ess to ad(cid:373)it to (cid:272)ertai(cid:374) t(cid:455)pes of (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iors/feeli(cid:374)gs, types of treatments deemed acceptable/helpful for people exhibiting abnormal behaviors. D(cid:455)sfu(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374): i(cid:374)terferes (cid:449)ith a perso(cid:374)"s a(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) to fu(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374) i(cid:374) dail(cid:455) life. Dangerousness: behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that are potentially harmful.