Psychology 2030A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Abnormal Psychology, Mood Disorder

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

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Introduction: defining abnormalities is challenging because behaviour must be considered in context, ex. Normal to experience grief and sadness when someone dies. Is being different abnormal: many people can deviate from the average in some way, ex. Is behaving deviantly (differently) abnormal: we often use the word deviant, deviant behaviours differ from prevailing societal standards, deviant behaviour violates societal and cultural norms, but those norms are always changing, ex. How the beatles dressed in 1964: goodness of fit understanding behaviour within a specific context, a behaviour can be problematic depending on the environment in which it occurs, ex. A year old has a hard time paying attention: his grade (cid:883) teacher accommodated him with (cid:498)work stations(cid:499) while. Holiday celebrations: when people get married they form a new context for holiday celebrations, ex. It is (cid:498)normal(cid:499) for a child to sleep with a parent or grandparent in.