PSY 3171 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Somatic Symptom Disorder, Emil Kraepelin, Mania

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3171
• Professor: Allison Jane Ouimet

Document Summary

Abnormal psychology textbook notes - chapter 1: abnormal behaviour in historical. A psychological disorder is a psychological dysfunction within an individual that is associated with distress or impairment in functioning and responses that are not typical or culturally ex- pected. Breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioural functioning (psychological dysfunc- tion) Ex: fainting at the sight of blood, severe fear on a date. Distinguishing between normal and abnormal function is difficult > problems con- sidered to exist on a continuum (dimension) rather than present/not present. Disorder or behaviour must be associate with distress (personal distress or impair- ment) Ex: being so shy you can"t date, acting impulsively during a manic episode. However, distress can be normal (ex: someone close to you dies) and so can im- pairment (being shy or lazy) Psychological disorders extreme expressions of normal emotions. Response atypical or not culturally expected (atypical or not culturally expected)