PSYB32H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Amnesia, Gender Dysphoria, Photon
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What is abnormal behaviour: tests conducted & when statistically infrequent, then it"s a good indication that there may be some abnormality (only part of the definition because if someone can rmb 20. #"s then he is stat infreq, but may not be abnormal: 2nd criteria to define abnormality: personal distress (nick"s obsession w/ feces ex) but not always (not all abnormalities cause personal distress) Ex: psychopath doesn"t always feel personal distress but stress or anxiety will cause personal distress: violation of norms nick"s behaviour. Not complete explanation (it"s relative to time/ culture) Ex: homosexuality (used to be a disorder but not anymore: behaviour must threaten or make person watching anxious, disability/ dysfunction impt difference b/w impairment and ability (can be impaired but still be able) Ex: depressed but still functional (going to school: unexpectedness (nick"s behaviour unexpected) Distress & disability the behaviour is unexpected (??)
