PSY-3212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Herd Mentality, Psychopathology, Classical Conditioning
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Dysfunction associated with distress or impairment, involves a response that is not typical and may include cognitive, behavioral and/or emotional elements. Ex) judy fainting from a fear of blood. Disorder characterized by marked and persistent fear of an object or situation. Dysfunctional distress occurs when person is much more distressed than others would be. Ex) work impairment = being drunk, being depressed, etc. Culture - consider normalcy relative to behavior of others in same cultural context. Ex) a very religious person seeing visions (i. e. hallucinations) or speaking. The accepted definition of psychological disorder tongues and saying it"s a sign of god. Behavioral, psychological or biological dysfunction that are unexpected int heir cultural context and associated with present distress and/or impairment in functioning, or increased risk of suffering, death, pain, or impairment. Abnormal behavior - psychological dysfunction within an individual that"s associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that"s not typical or culturally expected.
