PSY240H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Psychopathology, Behaviorism, Pentylenetetrazol
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25 mc & t/f questions, 40 mins each, worth 15%, open book on quercus. 3-page assignment: pick fictional tv/movie character & discuss possible diagnosis, establish a discussion & use observable examples to argue conclusion, worth 15% Midterm: 60-70 mc & 3/4 sa, worth 30%, 2. 5 hours. Final exam: 75-80 mc & 4/6 sa, worth 40%, 3 hours. Review of psychotherapies (partly covered in each discussion of a. Concepts of abnormality & historical context mental disorder) that is generally expected of them (e. g. behavior, speech, thought) Psychological abnormality: impairment in the ability of a person to function in a way. Mental illness: same meaning, but implies a medical rather than psychological cause. Psychological disorder: specific manifestation of person"s psychological impairment in. Psychopathology: scientific study of psych abnormality & problems faced by those functioning, as described by a set of criteria experiencing it. Pros: symptoms rare rare & infer mental disorder.
