PSYC 340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Impulsivity, Bulimia Nervosa, Trepanning
6 Oct 2020
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To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal. Psychological disorder a syndrome marked by clinically significant disturbance in an individual"s cognition, emotion regulation, or behaviour. Dysfunctional maladaptive or interferes with life. Disturbed or dysfunctional behaviours are maladaptive interfere with normal everyday life. 1952 to december 9, 1973 homosexuality was classified as a mental illness. Old treatments of disorders received brutal treatments. Release evil spirits and cure those with mental disorders. Until last two centuries mad people were caged in zoo-like conditions or given therapies appropriate to a demon. Pulling teeth, removing lengths of intestines, cauterizing the clitoris, giving transfusions of animal blood. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd) a psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more three key symptoms: extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Diagnosed 3 times more often in boys than girls. More kids are being treated for adhd.
