PSY340H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Predicable, Ures, Hypochondriasis
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Explain why, alone, statistical criteria is not enough. Abnormal behaviour that deviates from the statistical average. Con: 66% follow norm; some behaviour deviates from statistical norm, but aren"t abnormal (iq, homosexuality). Con: some behaviours are not considered abnormal in some cultures (i. e. , hallucinations are seen as religious experiences in native american cutlures) The most common way of determining ab. behaviour: Pro: developmental milestones allows us to expect when certain behaviours arises or disappears by predicable ages. Con: everyone develops differently, and at different speed. Genes supply the blueprint for the types of chemicals that your body produces and responds to. Ex: schizophrenia has a concordance rate of 50%. Abnormal behaviour resides from brain pathology that can be inherited genetically, caused during birth, or acquired by damage. There are internal conflicts that we are not aware of that influence behaviour. Social and cultural factors, such as family, ses, and religious affiliations, determine behaviour.
