PSYCH 3830 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-2: Antipsychotic, Syphilis, Classical Conditioning
9 May 2018
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Chapter 1 - Looking at Abnormality
No biological test available to test the types of abnormality discussed in this book.
Cultural norms play a large role in defining abnormality - cultural relativism - behaviors labeled
abnormal only relative to cultural norms.
The 4 D’s of abnormality
Distress
Dysfunctional
Deviance
Dangerousness
Three theories to explain abnormal behavior
Biological, supernatural, psychological
Psychic epidemics - a phenomenon in which large numbers of people engage in unusual
behaviors that appear to have a psychological origin. Ex: dance frenzies
Mental hygiene movement - growth of a more humane treatment of people with mental health
issues
General paresis - a disease that leads to paralysis, insanity and eventually death caused by
syphilis. Lent great weight to the idea that biological factors can cause abnormal behaviors
Mesmerism - methods done by Franz Anton Mesmer, with magnetics. Believed he had strong
magnetic power. Read story on p. 14
Psychoanalysis - the study of the unconscious. Form of treatment for psychophathology
involving and alleviating unconscious conflicts driving psychological symptoms by helping
people gain insight into their conflicts and finding ways of resolving these conflicts.
~psychoanalytic theory
Classical conditioning - pairing stimuli (dog salivates when they hear a bell because it is
paired with food)
Behaviorism - the study of the impact of reinforcements and punishments on behavior
Cognition - thought processes that influence behavior and emotion
Self-efficacy beliefs - people’s beliefs about their ability to execute the behaviors
necessary to control important events
Chapter 1 Summary
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Document Summary
No biological test available to test the types of abnormality discussed in this book. Cultural norms play a large role in defining abnormality - cultural relativism - behaviors labeled abnormal only relative to cultural norms. Psychic epidemics - a phenomenon in which large numbers of people engage in unusual behaviors that appear to have a psychological origin. Mental hygiene movement - growth of a more humane treatment of people with mental health issues. General paresis - a disease that leads to paralysis, insanity and eventually death caused by syphilis. Lent great weight to the idea that biological factors can cause abnormal behaviors. Mesmerism - methods done by franz anton mesmer, with magnetics. Form of treatment for psychophathology involving and alleviating unconscious conflicts driving psychological symptoms by helping people gain insight into their conflicts and finding ways of resolving these conflicts. Classical conditioning - pairing stimuli (dog salivates when they hear a bell because it is paired with food)
