PSYCO239 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Derealization, Thalamus, Bilateral Cingulotomy
4 Jan 2016
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The branch of the science of psychology that addresses the description, causes, and treatment of abnormal behavior patterns. Need to have certain amount of characteristics to be diagnosed. Subthreshold diagnosis: below the amount of characteristics needed to be fully diagnosed. Deviant: markedly different from what is socially acceptable, you are socially inappropriate, usually behavioral (sitting next to someone in an empty bus) Different: you are different from the population statistically, you are an outlier (more/less severe emotions than the average person) Disordered: lack integration, no unity of self, no sense of who you are, thoughts, speech, and behaviors don"t align. Bizarre: extremely different from what is socially acceptable and you have inadequate coping. Culture and context both affect our perceptions of what is abnormal. Abnormal behavior patterns that involve a disturbance of psychological functioning or behavior are classified as psychological disorders. Poor mental health is one of the costliest health conditions in canada ( billion annually)
