PSY 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: James Holmes (Mass Murderer), Lindsay Lohan, Charlie Sheen
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What is abnormal behaviour: media, lindsey lohan drug addiction, amanda byrnes, brittany spears mental breakdown, charlie sheen drug and alcohol abuse. Is being different abnormal: mariah carey 5 octave range, steven hawking. Is behaving dysfunctional abnormal: social, emotional causing stress, (cid:374)ot dysfu(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374)al if it does(cid:374)"t (cid:272)ause stress. The field of abnormal psychology: clinical scientists: gather info systematically to describe, predict and explain abnormal behaviour, clinical practitioners: gathers info systematically to detect, assess and treat abnormal patterns of behaviour. Abnormal behaviour: deviant, distressing, dysfunctional, dangerous. Prevalence rates of abnormal behaviour: 47% of u. s adults have suffered a psychological order (lifetime prevalence, major depression (20%, anxiety (28%, alcohol dependence (14%) Treatment of abnormal behaviour: designed to change abnormal behaviour to more normal behaviour, disagreement on what the goal of therapy is, essential elements, sufferer seeking help, contact between healer and sufferer trained healer.
