PSY-2212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Pope Innocent Viii, Albert Bandura, Social Learning Theory
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Psychopathology: the scientific study of abnormal behavior in order to describer, predict, explain, and change abnormal patterns of functioning. Criteria for abnormality: behavior must be unusual, or statistically deviant. However, not all unusual behavior is abnormal: behavior is socially unacceptable and violates norms. However, acceptable behavior and norms change over time: perception of reality is distorted. Examples: hallucinations, delusions, cognitive bias, depressive realism : the person is suffering and/or distressed, behavior is dysfunctional (self-defeating or maladaptive behavior), behavior is dangerous. What is considered normal: continuum: abnormal --- normal --- healthy. Characteristics of healthy : active, connected, sleep, positive biases, altruism, self-care, direction, spirituality, empathy, confidence . 3 major models across world history: demonological, medical, psychological. The demonological model: abnormality explained by possession of the devil. Examples of treatment: trephining, exorcism, torture, death. 1484 pope innocent viii: produced a book titled malleus maleficarum (which means. Examples of the demonological model today: aa groups. Hippocrates: imbalance of bodily humors caused all illness.
