PSYC 3390 Chapter Notes -Canadian Psychological Association, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Therapeutic Community
17 Sep 2013
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Chapter 18- contemporary and legal issues in abnormal psychology. Broad including: biological, psychosocial and sociocultural effort (any effort aimed at improving human condition. Performs two key tasks: altering conditions causing/contributing to mental disorder, establishing conditions that foster positive mental health. Epidemiological studies: help investigators obtain information on incidence and distribution of disorders, suggest preventative measures. People need opportunities to lean physical, intellectual and social competencies. Requirements for psychosocial health: develop skills for; effective problem solving, expressing emotions constructively, satisfying relationships, acquire a frame of reference upon which to build identity, prepared for type of problems to be encountered across a lifetime. Make the community as safe and attractive for individuals; public education, social welfare, economic planning, appropriate healthcare. Early alchohol use is a predictor of later alcohol abuse. School based: children are made aware of the dangers of drug/alcohol abuse. Stay it straight: taught kids danger of drug abuse and how to be assertive enough to resist.
