PSYB32H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Temporal Lobe, Memory Span, Carl Wernicke
17 Oct 2016
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A test to measure a person"s mental notepad: eg. Unexpectedness: statistical infrequency (e. g. , digit span, violation of norms (e. g. ???) Norms of one country could be seen as crazy in others: personal distress (e. g. ???, disability or dysfunction (e. g. ???, unexpectedness (e. g. ???) Because the field is continually evolving, it is not possible to offer a simple definition of abnormality that captures it in its entirety. The characteristics presented constitute a partial definition, but they are not equally applicable to every diagnosis. davison, neale, blankstein, & flett. Clinical psychologist / neuropsychologist: ph. d. or psy. d. Psychiatrist: m. d, prescriptions, engage in psychopathology. Believed the demons and gods were responsible for everything. Like earthquakes, floods: exorcism making the body so uncomfortable that the demon would leave, trepanning drilling holes in the skull. In the beginning (the first measure of abnormality and the ultimate no win situation ) Dark ages and demonology: persecution of witches (malleus maleficarum, witchcraft and mental illness.
