Psychology 2030A/B Lecture Notes - Thomas Szasz, Psychopathology, Etiology

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: Prof

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Chapter 1: abnormal behavior in historical context: psychological disorder= a, psych dysfunction within an individual that"s associated with, distress or impaired functioning, response that is atypical, phobia= disorder marked and persistent fear of an object or situation. Psychological dysfunction: refers to breakdown in cognitive, emotional or behavioural functioning. Just having a dysfunction is not enough to meet crieteria for a psychological disorder. 3 categories compose the study and discussion of psychological disorders: clinical description, causation (etiology, treatment and outcome. The past: historical conceptions of abnormal behaviour: models- to explain why someone is acting like that, 3 major models we still use today date back to beginning of civilization, supernatural model= certain agents outside the body influence us. Like demons, spirits, other phenomena: since ancient greece mind has been called the soul or psyche , biological model, psychological model still used today.