PSY 280 Lecture Notes - Sleep Walk, Schizophrenia, Antipsychotic
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Something outside of the social norms in a circumstance. Use ourselves and our opinions to decide whether it is abnormal or not: statistically anomalous (rare/doesn"t happen often, defying social norms/culturally unacceptable, suffering/personal distress, frightening/dangerous, misperceiving reality, maladaptive, harmful to self. A psychological dysfunction associated with distress of impairment in functioning that is not typical nor culturally expected. Important to remember that they are a human being before a psychological disorder. How old is he? (age matters) (normal: very young & very old) Why is he there? (scared of something/locked in) Does he have any pre-existing conditions? (sick/other disorders/psychological maturity/physical ailment) Are we talking about a human being? (new puppy) Important to get cj"s explanation (what is his response when found doing it?) In all cultures and across all time periods. Causes and treatment of abnormal behavior vary. Depended on prevailing paradigms or world views. Deviant behavior = battle of good v. evil .
