PSYCH 360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Positive Psychology
20 Apr 2016
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The scientific study of abnormal behavior in an effort to describe, predict, explain, and change abnormal behavior. Many definitions have been proposed but none has won total acceptance. Most definitions have certain features in common. The four ds : deviance: different, extreme, unusual, perhaps even bizzare, distress: unpleasant and upsetting to the person, dysfunction: interfering with the person"s ability to conduct daily activities in a, danger: posing risk of harm constructive way. From what: from behaviors, thoughts, and emotions that differ markedly from a society"s, from social norms ideas about proper functioning. Stated and unstated rules for proper conduct: judgments of abnormality vary from society to society as norms grow from a particular culture. Example: ultra marathoner who runs bc she enjoys running vs one who runs because she feels she needs to lose weight. According to many clinical theorists, behavior, ideas, or emotions that usually have to cause distress before they can be labeled abnormal: not always the case.
