PSYCH 2AP3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Thomas Szasz, Social Anxiety Disorder, Evidence-Based Practice
15 Nov 2017
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Chapter 1 abnormal behaviour in historical context. Psychological disorder: a psychological dysfunction within an individual associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typical or culturally expected. Psychological dysfunction: a breakdown in cognitive, emotional or behavioural functioning: e. g. , on a date, should be fun. You experience fear even though you have nothing to be afraid of, happens on every date, your emotions are not functioning properly. *knowing where to draw the line between normal and abnormal dysfunction is often difficult, therefore these problems are often considered to exist on a continuum or as a dimension, rather than categories present or absent* *having a dysfunction does not meet criteria for psychological disorder* Impairment some people are shy but this does not mean they are abnormal: so shy that you cannot meet people, social functioning is impaired. *psychological disorders are simply extreme expressions of otherwise normal emotions, behaviours, and cognitive processes*
