History of Abnormal Psychology Many people have heard of psychology before. It is simply a scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Did you know there are many different subdivisions of psychology? One major subdivision is abnormal psychology‚ which is concerned with understanding the nature‚ causes‚ and treatment of mental disorders. What comes to mind when you hear the names Erik Erikson‚ Sigmund Freud‚ or Mary Whiton Clakins? They were all well known psychologists dating back as
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Abnormal Psychology 1) Abnormality is defined from an average where common behaviour is defined as “normal” and rare behaviour is defined as abnormal. These characteristics can be shown and placed on a scale “graph” that would reveal how common their score is in comparison to everyone else. There are problems deciding how rare behaviour has to be to be considered abnormal‚ phobias could be defined as normal as they affect a lot of the population. Different cultures have different definitions
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ASSIGNMENT ON PSY 310 “FOUR MODELS OF ABNORMAL BEHAVOURS” BY ODEH‚ JENNIFER OMARI BSU/PSY/UG/09/9532 What Are Models? Models are representations containing the essential structures of some object or event in the real world. There is a variety of things that are commonly referred to as models: physical objects‚ fictional objects‚ set-theoretic structures‚ descriptions‚ equations‚ or combinations of some of these. However‚ these categories are neither mutually exclusive
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of Abnormal Psychology Bridgette Jones PSY/ 410 University of Phoenix Historical Perspective of Abnormal Psychology The study of the human mind and human behavior has evolved over time and remains the world’s greatest mysteries. Historically it has been a fascinating topic that has spanned time and today still remains amongst the most intriguing topics. However‚ the more ambiguous or culturally predicted behavior becomes it requires an explanation of what is considered to abnormal and
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Abnormal Psychology and Therapy PSY300 Shawna Aubuchon July 2‚ 2013 Abnormal Psychology and Therapy To distinguish psychology from other sciences and to explain how the human mind processes information‚ several schools of thought have emerged. Before the 1950s‚ psychologists used their own theories to diagnose psychiatric disorders. Now in its fourth edition‚ the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) uses a multiaxial system to diagnose mental illnesses (Kowalski
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orientation 3.Underemphasis on the external situation 4.insufficient validation 5.inaccurate data Classification system: • -delinates meaningful subvarieties of maladaptive behavior • -first step in the nature‚ causes‚ and treatment process of a disorder • -provides a means of universal communication regarding abnormal behavior • -the product of human invention-disorders can be “constructs” • -reliability is the ability of a measuring device to produce the same result each time. • -validity is
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Week 1&2 - Chapter 1 – Conceptual Issues in Abnormal Psychology Mental illness: Severe abnormal thoughts‚ behaviours and feelings cause by a physical illness Affect: Experience of feeling or emotion Dementia: Cognitive disorder in which a gradual decline of intellectual functioning occurs Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): Treatment for mood disorders that involves the induction of a brain seizure by passing electrical current through the patient’s brain while they are anesthetised Psychosurgery: Biological
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Abnormal Psychology Terms 1. "even our negative emotions help us survive. for example‚ aren’t our suspicious often justified?" most likely someone with a ______ theoretical perspective made this statement "I knew right after we got home from the hospital that our kid had a problem‚" the parents said. unless the parent is using 20-20 hindsight‚ the child’s diagnosis most likely is "i’m concerned about Ritalin use; its possible effects on children’s growth‚ and its increasing heart-attack risk in
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Psychology 101/ Extra Credit April 28th‚ 2012 Donnie Darko/Abnormal Psychology Donnie Darko is a movie about a young teen that experienced many abnormal things in his life that are said to be associated with a psychological disorder. Basically the movie is about an imaginary friend‚ Frank‚ (a demonic bunny with a scary voice)
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Part 1 of 4 - 12.0 Points Question 1 of 50 1.0 Points According to the integrative model‚ which of the following factors influence the onset and maintenance of somatic symptom disorders? A.Biological‚ psychological‚ social and cultural factors. B.Psychological‚ cultural and perceptual factors. C.Medical‚ sociological‚ and psychological factors. D.Cultural‚ medical‚ and gender factors. Answer Key: A Question 2 of 50 1.0 Points Concerning the cause of dissociative disorders‚ _______ dominate(s)
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