Abnormal Behavior Dee Castellano Psy/410 Version 2 December 3‚ 2011 Sara Beth Lohre Abnormal Behavior With writing this paper lets first begin with the definition of abnormal psychology. According to the dictionary abnormal psychology is the branch of psychology dealing with mental disorders or maladaptive behavior and the study of mental retardation‚ hypnosis‚ mental phenomena such as dreams‚ and altered states or levels of consciousness. (Yourdictionary‚ 2010) * I will begin with
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ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY * The scientific study of mental or behavioral disorders‚ diseases‚ illnesses‚ dysfunctions‚ abnormalities or problems. Deviance/Unusual – Impaired functioning with respect to expected performance (Danger to self and others) ELEMENTS OF ABNORMALITY Deviance Irrationality Distress Observer discomfort Danger Violation of moral and ideal standard HISTORICAL VIEWS OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR * Pendulum between supernatural and natural (scientific) explanations GREEK AND ROMAN
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1) Discuss in detail the THREE basic criteria that must be met in the diagnosis of a psychological disorder. Give clear examples of each criterion. First the patient’s primary diagnosis (i.e. clinical syndrome such as depression‚ social phobias) and the evaluation of any present Developmental Disorders and/or Personality Disorders (i.e. long-standing personality problems or mental retardation usually stemming from early childhood such as Paranoia‚ Antisocial and Borderline Personality Disorders)
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Normal vs. Abnormal Behavior PSY/202 Normal vs. Abnormal Behavior What is normal behavior? Normal behavior differs from one person to the next. It may be normal for one person to talk to themselves while another person finds this abnormal. To me‚ normal behavior is dealing with each day as it comes. Most people have a routine they follow. This could be going to work and being productive‚ staying home doing chores‚ or in school learning new things. Normality is an individual preference
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UNDERSTANDING NORMAL AND ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR 1 UNDERSTANDING NORMAL AND ABNORMAL HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN SOCIETY ZINAB PEYKANI MACHIANI GIRNE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY UNDERSTANDING NORMAL AND ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR 2 Abstract The purpose of this study is to better understand the difference between normal and abnormal behavior in society. Everyone has their own perception of what is normal and what is abnormal and live their lives accordingly. The purpose here is show that there is no definite way of
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Chapter 2 Conceptualizing Abnormal Psychology One-Dimensional versus Multidimensional Models One-Dimensional Models Multidimensional Models The Role of Genes Neuroscience Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences Emotions Cultural‚ Social‚ and Interpersonal Factors Life-Span Development How do we put it all together? One-Dimensional versus Multidimensional Models One-Dimensional Models Single cause‚ operating in isolation Linear causal model Ignores critical
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Abnormal Psychology Psychology 300 May 26‚ 2013 Abnormal Psychology As many know Psychology is the study of the human mind‚ consciousness‚ and behavior. Psychology is also an enormous field of study and contains many sub divisions that pertain to more specific areas of the human psyche. One of these subdivisions is the study of Abnormal Psychology. Abnormal psychology focuses studies on an atypical region of any particular society‚ as to find out why these abnormalities occur. These conditions
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in felt tension. Sigmund Freud first coined the idea of defense mechanisms in 1894‚ but it was his daughter‚ Anna Freud‚ who perhaps best articulated the concept in her 1936 book‚ The Ego and The Mechanisms of Defense. She claimed that everyone‚ normal as well as neurotic‚ uses a set of defense mechanisms to varying degrees. Each theorist posited that most mental processes occur unconsciously - that is beyond our conscious awareness - and that when various drives‚ wishes‚ or fantasies become too
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7. References..................................................................... 17 Psychology can be defined as the scientific study of behavior and mental process. Abnormal psychology is the branch of psychology that studies unusual patterns of behavior‚ emotion or thought‚ which may not be understood as being a mental disorder. Abnormality psychology defined as the study of any behavior that deviates from culturally accepted norms (Mosby’s Pocket Dictionary‚ 2002)
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Abnormal Psychology and Therapy Paper (NAME HERE) PSY 300 July 2‚ 2010 Abnormal Psychology and Therapy Upon researching what the word psychology means many definitions may be found. However‚ once all those definitions have been deciphered you will find that psychology is the study of an individual’s mental and emotional state and thought processes. The intention of therapy within psychology is to diagnose‚ treat‚ and in time help individuals improve from whatever psychological infirmity
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