PSYCH 14 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Intellectual Disability, Psych, Mania
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Describe the principles that have been used to define abnormality and apply them to determine whether a particular behavior may meet the definition of abnormal behavior. Understand how the conceptualization of psychological disorders changed from antiquity to the 1800s. Describe at least two treatments that are associated with the biological approach and outline the current status of these treatments. Describe the contributions of at least two influential canadian individuals in the field of mental health care. Describe two recent significant developments associated with mental health in. Canada and discuss implications of recent technological advances in the field of psychology. When you look back through history you may view the so-called treatments for mental health problems as barbaric. Define: to identify a person or behavior as abnormal, no single criterion is either necessary (i. e. , must be present) or sufficient (enough on its own). What: behaviours that occur infrequently in the population.
