PSYB32H3 Lecture Notes - Positron Emission Tomography, Carl Wernicke, Phineas Gage
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Statistical infrequency: sometimes infrequency is good (i. e. getting 100% on exams) Violation of norms: not a complete criteria because it is a relative concept; norms change (i. e. homosexuality); behaviour must make anxious or threaten the observer. Unexpectedness: distress and disability that the behaviour creates is unexpected. Each of these factors constitute a part of the abnormal behaviour definition, but cannot completely describe abnormal behaviour without all of them; incomplete alone. Because the field is continually evolving, it is not possible to offer a simple definition of abnormality that captures it in its entirety. The characteristics presented constitute a partial definition, but they are not equally applicable to every diagnosis. Slide 22 in the beginning (what to do with abnormality) Drilled a hole in the skull to provide an opening for the demon to escape. Dark ages: persecution of witches, witchcraft and mental illness.
