Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Mutation, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Methylphenidate
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Behavior: abnormal behavior is described as something that is personally distressing or dysfunctional or so culturally deviant that other people judge it to be inappropriate. A test with what consistency the measure assesses a characteristic on a given score: validity. A test with measuring how well the test measures what it"s supposed to measure: competency. Assessment of state of mind during time of judicial hearing. Legal plea that defendant was not in the right state of mind to control their own behavior during time of crime. Not held accountable since they had no control. Disorder results from brain damage or chemical imbalance. The imbalance would be in a type of neurotransmitter. Treatment would require some kind of surgery or medication: psychodynamic. Disorder is an internal battle among the aspects of personality (id, ego and. A failure to manage this conflict would result in unconscious repression.