PSY 350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Demonic Possession, Dsm-5, Psychopathology

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Impairment is set in the content of a person"s background and culture. Psychological dysfunction associated with distress or impairment in functioning that is not typical or culturally expected. Major psychological disorders have existed in all cultures and across all time periods. Causes and treatments of abnormal behavior vary widely across cultures, time periods, and world views. Deviant behavior as a battle of good versus evil . Hippocrates - hysteria the wandering uterus - psychological symptoms were a result of the uterus wandering around the body. Insulin (discovered by accident to calm psychotic patients) Patients must be treated ethically and humanely. Disorders are caused by negative experiences that get stuck at different developmental stages. Biological, psychological, social, cultural, and experimental models. Environmental factors: family and culture, nature versus nurture. Behavior theory: all behavior is the product of learning. Cognitive theory: abnormal behavior is the product of distorted thinking. Humanistic theory: people are basically good and want to realize their potential.

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