Historical Perspectives of Abnormal Psychology PSY/410 Historical Perspectives of Abnormal Psychology Introduction Although people have tried to explore and discover the roots of abnormal behavior s since antiquity‚ the field of abnormal psychology emerged as a branch under the functionalist school (Comer‚ 2006). Understandably‚ it uses the tenets‚ research methods‚ and premises of psychology itself. However‚ abnormal behavior is more difficult to define. With the advent of
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Historical Perspectives of Abnormal Psychology PSY September 17‚ 2012 Historical Perspectives of Abnormal Psychology Abnormal psychology is a field in psychology that concentrates on abnormal behavior and psychopathology of humans. Abnormal psychology focuses on disorders from obsession-compulsive‚ hypochondrias‚ phobias‚ anxiety disorders‚ dissociative disorders‚ depression‚ to sexual disorders to name a few. Clinical psychologists‚ counselors‚ and psychotherapists work in the area of
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Historical Perspectives of Abnormal Psychology PSY/410 Historical Perspectives of Abnormal Psychology No meaning of abnormality has been completely approved by the psychological community. However‚ having knowledge of unusual mindset is important to evaluating one’s conduct in deciding what a meaning must be (Hansell & Damour‚ 2008). Unusual conduct is usually regarded as conduct which is the opposite of social norms‚ with usual conduct being the very opposite. In this ability‚ it ’s particularly
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Case Study in Abnormal Behavior Research supports both arguments in nature vs. nurture. Biological factors are considered while the child is still in the womb‚ such as stressors and hormone levels. Genetic factors also play a role in determining if an individual will commit a criminal act‚ and diagnosing the person with Anti Social Personality Disorder (ASPD) (Meyers‚ 2006). Another factor that is considered is the environment in which a person grows up in (nurture). For example‚ a child experiencing
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PSY/410 Analyzing Disorders 08/01/12 Eating‚ substance abuse‚ sex‚ gender‚ sexual‚ and personality disorders are among the group of disorders that affect many in society. Unfortunately‚ it is harder to diagnose some disorders‚ however with symptoms being early detected it is easier to diagnose these disorders. Disorders initiate from an origin. Biological‚ emotional‚ cognitive‚ and behavioral components exist; these factors develop according to daily living and exposure to various environments
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1 Disorder Clarification & Case Analysis Loren Sims PSY/410 April 30‚ 2013 NICHELLE GAUSE 2 Disorder Clarification & Case Analysis The Case study of Sally is an example of undifferentiated schizophrenia; undifferentiated schizophrenia is a type of schizophrenia where the patients have “the characteristics positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia but do not meet the specific criteria for the paranoid‚ disorganized‚ or catatonic subtypes” (Meyer‚ Chapman‚ & Weaver ‚
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This file of PSY 303 Week 1 Discussion Question 1 consists of: Select two of the following theories of abnormal behavior: a. Biological perspective b. Psychodynamic perspective c. Behavioral perspective d. Cognitive perspective e. Humanistic-existential perspective f. Community-cultural perspective g. Interactional approach Compare and contrast the similarities and differences between each of these two theories of abnormal behavior. How has the evolution
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Historical Perspectives of Abnormal Psychology Maci Judd Psy/410 Barbara Burt April 8‚ 2014 Historical Perspectives of Abnormal Psychology The task of defining abnormality is not a simple one. The biggest difficulty in this task is the fact that what may be normal to me‚ could be completely abnormal to you. The reasons for different opinions on normality could be related to age‚ gender‚ economic class‚ culture‚ religion‚ and many more. For example if I were to say that
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Same Paragraph: No Chapter: Chapter 1: Introduction: Definitional and Historical Considerations and Canada’s Mental Health System Multiple Choice 1. An illustration of abnormal behaviour would be: A) Soiling oneself once a month at age 14. B) Experiencing anxiety when engaged in rituals after leaving the house. C) Losing control of oneself in anger‚ with no apparent provocation. D) None of the above are examples of abnormal behaviour. Ans: D Difficulty: 2 Page:
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White University of Phoenix PSY 410 Instructor: Dr. Kristi Husk 26 August 2013 Abnormal Psychology Abnormal psychology is the branch of psychology that examines unusual behavior as compared to that behavior that is classified normal. Throughout history society has tried to understand and control behavior. Many studies such as Skinner’s reinforcement theory‚ has tried to develop techniques to modify behavior. The field of abnormal psychology draws identifies causes for behavior
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