Psychology 2035A/B Lecture : Psychological Disorders

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9 Feb 2012

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12/5/2011 6:09:00 pm i. e. sarah was in a shopping mall. She felt loss of strength and indescribable sense of being doomed. She believes aliens took her and neighbours body and planned to destroy them. dysfunctional (maladaptive) inability to function in society. causes high level of personal distress: problems of this definition (ddd, definitions of normal and abnormal. change over time within a culture i. e. homosexuality was considered a psychological disorder before 1973: distress and dysfunction are subjective states (vs. objective) dysfunctional people might not view themselves as dysfunctional or distressful: unclear how much deviance, distress and dysfunction is required. normal and abnormal exist on a continuum: the dsm multiaxial classification system, (p. 444; don t memorize the details, what causes psychological disorders, the demonic perspective, when evil invades the body i. e. archaeological approach to treat: drill a hole so spirits can escape.

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Professor Abel views the causes of schizophrenia as strictly biological, while Professor Worth sees the causes as completely environmental. Both are wrong. Why? A) the causes of abnormal behaviour are best described at the psychological level B) the causes of abnormal behaviour are best described in terms of psychodynamic principles C) interaction must be considered—both levels are likely involved and each influence the other D) there are no known explanations for schizophrenia. E) B & D are correct

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