PSYB32H3- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 27 pages long!)

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Psyb32 lecture 1: chapter 1: introduction, definitional and historical considerations. What is abnormal psychology: 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 davison, neale, blankstein, & flett. Includes various professions: clinical psychologist/neuropsychologist: ph. d, psy. d, psychiatrist and neurologist: md can give prescriptions, social worker, counseling psychologist, psychiatric nurse, psychotherapist, occupational therapist, speech language therapist. Celexa, prozac: increase neural transmission by inhibiting reuptake of serotonin, zoloft: tricyclic antidepressants: elavil, amitryptine, monoamine oxidase inhibitor (maois): nardil, Parnate: antipsychotics, phenothiazines: thorazine, thioxanthenes: cloxan, second generation antipsychotics: clozapine, olanzapine, risperidone, psycho-stimulants, amphetamines: ritalin: treat children with adhd, Wolpe a major behaviour therapy procedure that has a fearful person, while deeply relaxed, imagine a series of progressively more fearsome situations. The two responses of relaxation and fear are incompatible and fear is dispelled.

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