PSYCH 1XX3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Autism Spectrum, Dyslexia, Synesthesia
Document Summary
Abnormal behavior is behaviour that has been accepted to be out of the norm of social and cultural constructs mind. Social contacts are involved in all human affairs, including our collective perception of our own. Psychopathologies, from hysteria to depression, are not discovered but made / decided upon. Deviance: normality" is represented on a normal distribution curve. Distress: intense negative feelings of sadness, anxiety, despair. Dysfunction: behaviour interferes with ability to function properly. Danger: behaviour is dangerous to themselves or to others. Look at previous editions and look at the 4 ds and make sure that teach item listed as a disorder meet the criteria and there are many disagreements. Many disorders have groups to advocate for more research. Autism spectrum disorder received more and more alteration: deficits in social communication and social interaction, restricted repetitive behaviours, interest and activities, criteria to diagnose autism has changed. Easier criteria to meet = increase number of diagnosis.
