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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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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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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circular approach to psychopathology and define abnormal psychology from each of these two perspectives (5) (b) Sue et al (1994‚ p. A-11) define primary prevention as: an effort to lower the incidence of new cases of behavioural disorders by strengthening resources that promote mental health and eliminate features that threaten mental health. Use the two approaches you chose in (a) and show how each of them would approach primary prevention of abnormal behaviour. (20) [25] QUESTION 2 Discuss
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It’s fair to say that you won’t see many films like "Requiem For A Dream". Adapted from a novel by "Last Exit To Brooklyn" author Hubert Selby Jr‚ this tackles equally tough subjects‚ in an equally uncompromising fashion. It follows four Coney Island residents: Lonely Sara Goldfarb (Ellen Burstyn) and her bored son Harry (Jared Leto); Harry’s best mate Tyrone (Marlon Wayans) and Harry’s girlfriend Marion (Jennifer Connelly) - as they follow the path of destruction into drugs hell. However‚ this
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Trainspotting versus Hubert Selby’s portrayal in Requiem for a Dream. I began my research by defining the word “addiction” and according to the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine‚ addiction is a “dependence on a behavior or substance that a person is powerless to stop.” The concept of “power” really intrigued me and influenced my rhetorical analysis of both novels. Through my research and analysis‚ I have concluded that Selby portrays addiction in a very whimsical‚ dream-like manner by making his characters appear
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DEFENSE MECHANISM Defense mechanisms are the "automatic" mental behaviors all of us employ to protect or defend ourselves from the "threat" of some emotional pain. More specifically‚ ego defense mechanisms are mental behaviors we use to "defend" our self-images from "invitations" to feel ashamed or guilty about something. Defense mechanisms in and of themselves are neither good nor bad; it is only in how appropriately they are used and how adaptive they are that determines if they are problematic
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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 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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head: ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY IN THE MEDIA Abnormal Psychology in the Media Margaret Virgo GCU Psychopathology PSY 570 Christine Dargon February 19‚ 2013 Abnormal Psychology in the Media The film “A Beautiful Mind” (Grazer‚ 2001) tells of the true life of John Nash‚ a Nobel Prize winner who has struggled the majority of his life with paranoid schizophrenia. This essay will evaluate John Nash’s exhibited behaviors‚ and how therapists from the 5 perspectives of abnormal psychology
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