PSY 1205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Moral Treatment, Phlegm, Disease Burden
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Abnormal psychology: application of psych science to the study of the nature, causes, treatment of mental disorders: symptoms and signs of mental disorders known as psychopathology pathology of the mind. Abnormality: some common elements, abnormality changes as society changes, line between normal and abnormal is unclear. Mental disorders are defined by a set of characteristics: one symptom is never enough, syndrome: group of symptoms; appear together; represent a specific type of disorder. There is no universally accepted definition of abnormal behavior: can be observed as individual experience or personal distress; statistical norms. Harmful dysfunction: jero(cid:373)e wakefield; ab(cid:374)or(cid:373)ality is prese(cid:374)t if : condition results from an internal mechanism inability. Communication unable to communicate w others. Motivation unmotivated to complete everyday tasks: condition causes harm to the person; dependent on cultural norms. Dsm5 emphasis of abnormal behavior on consequences of certain behavioral syndromes: defined by clusters of persistent, maladaptive behaviors; associated with personal distress (anxiety, depression, impairment of social functioning)
