Psychology 2075 Final: PSYCH 2075 Final Exam Review for Chapters 15-17

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: Corey Isaacs

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One way to de ne what is abnormal is by using statistical de nition: what is rare or not practiced by many people. The sociological approach says it is a sexual behaviour that violates the norms of their society. A psychological approach proposed by arnold buss in psychopathology says the three criteria of abnormality are discomfort, inef ciency and bizarreness. The medical approach goes by diagnostic and statistical manual of mental. Recurrent, intense, sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges or behaviour involving non-human objects, the suffering or humiliation of oneself or one"s partner, children or other non-consenting person. A behaviour that is obsessive and compulsive. A condition characterized by abnormal sexual desires, typically involving extreme or dangerous activities. 1) has to have occurred (thoughts or behaviour) for 6 months. 2) has to cause signi cant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning. Gwen jacobs 1991 charged topless in guelph.