PSY 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Howie Mandel, Eye Movement, Rubber Band

• School: Syracuse University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 205
• Professor: S.Houck

Document Summary

Chapter 14 and 15 psychological disorders and treatment. Common stereotypes: people with psychological disorders are often violent and dangerous , people with psychological disorders behave in bizarre ways and are very different from normal people , psychological disorders are incurable . 3 elements of abnormality: abnormality exists on a continuum, deviance, maladaptiveness, personal distress. Medical model of abnormality: medical model. Persistent and irrational fear of an object or situation that presents no realistic danger. Women 2: men 1: whoopi goldberg"s fear of planes, johnny depp"s fear of clowns, nikki minaj"s fear of escalators are all specific phobias. A new relaxation response is substituted for an old fear response: spider example: Causes intense amount of anxiety, a lot of distress in someone. Seen a bit higher in females because they are more likely to seek treatment. Obsessions excessive, intrusive, unwanted, thoughts that a person cannot control i. e. excessively thinking about germs, checking things.