PSYC 3390 Chapter : Chaptor 1.doc

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3390
• Professor: Mary Manson- Hennig

Document Summary

Family aggregation- whether a disorder runs in families. Therefore we adopt a prototype kind of model of abnormality and assess the degree to which a given person resembles it. Certain elements of abnormality: suffering- (depression, anxiety disorders). Provides us with a nomenclature (naming system) and enables us to structure information in a more helpful manner. Can also become stigma (negative feeling) with receiving a psychiatric diagnosis, can involve stereotyping. Stigma can be perpetuated by the problem of labelling (the person is not the diagnosis). >symptom- a single indicator of a problem; can involve effect, behaviour or cognition. >syndrome- a group or cluster of symptoms that all occur together. A mental disorder is a mental condition that: causes significant distress or disability, is not merely an expectable response to a particular event, and is a manifestation of a mental dysfunction. Taijn kyofusho (japan)- fear that the body may offend or embarrass them in front of others.