PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Demonology, Substance Dependence, Paul Broca
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Key lesson: listen, look, don"t be judgemental, be obective. Psychopathology field concerned with the nature and development of abnormal behaviour, thoughts and feelings. Abnormal psychology includes 5 characteristics, no simple definition, not just one characteristic, need to be considered as a whole, characteristics don"t all have to present though (ex. guy who uses feces from public washrooms to orgasm) Unexpectedness distress and disability are considered as abnormal when they are unexpected responses: ex. rich person worrying about money) Clinicians various professionals authorized to provide psychological services. Psychoanalyst therapist who has taken specialized post-doctoral training in psychoanalysis after earning an md or a ph. d. degree. Social worker mental health professional who holds a master of social work degree. Counselling psychologists a doctoral-level mental health professional whose training is similar to that of a clinical psych, though usually with less emphasis on research and severe psychopathology.
