PSYCH 3830 Lecture 1: Abnormal - Section 1 Introduction_
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Experience of pain,; the person is suffering: anxiety, depression, not all those who suffer are abnormal (ex: grief, maladaptiveness. Behavior that interferes with overall well being: ability to work, enjoy being with others, anorexia or bulimia nervosa, statistical deviance, deviant behavior = statistically different behavior. Considering the individuals impact on people around them. Ex: one person on the bus (rest of empty) > sit right next to the one person. Interacting with somebody you just met, don"t share personal mental disorders. Ex: person makes a scene in class (screaming, running away: dangerous. Somebody is a danger to themselves or others: *** the more the manifestations of elements, the more likely of mental abnormality*** How do we classify mental disorders: critically evaluating a classification system, advantages. Provides a nomenclature (naming system); know what a person means when they use a certain word. Structure information into categories (anxiety disorders: disadvantages, negatively impact self esteem.
