PSY 034 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Moral Treatment, Managed Care, Antidepressant
7 Dec 2020
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Deviance-behaviors, thoughts, emotions that are different from those that are considered normal in our place and time. Norms-explicit and implicit rules for proper conduct. Culture-history, values, habits, skills, technology, and arts. *judgments of abnormality depend on specific circumstances as well as on cultural norms. Distress-must be more than just unusual, must cause distress. Dysfunctional-interferes with daily functioning and so upsets, distracts, or confuses people that they cannot care for themselves properly, participate in ordinary social interactions, or work productively. Danger-behavior that is consistently careless, hostile, or confused; may be placing themselves or those around them at risk. *society may have trouble distinguishing the difference between abnormality and eccentricity [an eccentric person is someone who deviates from common behavior patterns or displays odd or whimsical behavior. A sufferer who seeks relief from the healer. A trained, socially accepted healer, whose expertise is accepted by the sufferer and his or her social group.
