PSYC 2040- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 121 pages long!)

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2040
• Professor: Dan Meegan

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Mindtap top hat for this course you"ll get marks for doing questions need 5th edition textbook [online one that comes with mindtap??] abnormal behaviour important basic concepts historical context. **names that you should know will be bolded , and you"ll need to have a basic idea of timelines for history stuff. What is normal? what is abnormal? challenge: categorical diagnoses for behaviours/issues which are better captured by a continuum. Working toward a definition of abnormal behaviour. Dsm: diagnostic of statistical manual of mental disorders (dsm-5) Widely accepted system for classifying psychological problems and disorders. Dsm contains diagnostic criteria for behaviours that fit a pattern ( prototype") cause dysfunction or subjective distress are present for a specified duration psychopathology and mental health professionals definition: scientific study of psychological disorders". = etiology how can we help? treatment development: pharmacologic, psychological, and/or combined did the help work? study treatment outcome. Lecture #2: thursday, jan 11th the biological tradition.