NROB60H3 Lecture Notes - Anxiety Disorder, Medical Model, Dysthymia
15 Feb 2012
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Chapter 11 psychological disorders: perspectives on psychological disorders. Abnormal behavior- behavior that is deviant, maladaptive, or personally distressful. Not to be confused with atypical, deviates from accepted cultural norms e. g. washing hands many times, many showers in one day. Interferes with ability to function effectively in the world e. g. someone separates themselves because they thing that their breath is powerful and can. Personal distress a. future as bleak e. g. may be distressed about how driven they are to stay clean or someone who views their. Abnormal behavior is not always bizarre a. e. g. feeling distressed about personal setbacks. Abnormal behavior consists of a poor fit between the behavior and situation in which it is enacted. Focuses on brain and genetic factors as source. Medical model- a biological approach that describes psychological disorders as medical diseases with a. Abnormalities in the brain"s structure cause mental disorders. Imbalances in neurotransmitter or hormones cause mental disorders.
