[Psychology 2030A/B] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (155 pages long)

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: Ian Nicholson

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Psychological disorders: psychological dysfunction within an individual that is associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typical or culturally expected. Phobia: psychological disorder characterized by marketing and persistent fear of an object or situation. Psychological dysfunction within an individual associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that"s (cid:374)ot t(cid:455)pi(cid:272)al o(cid:396) (cid:272)ultu(cid:396)all(cid:455) e(cid:454)pe(cid:272)ted. No one criterion has yet been developed that fully defines abnormality. Psychological dysfunction refers to a breakdown in cognitive, emotional or behavioural functioning. Atypical or not culturally expected response be atypical or not culturally expected is important but also insufficient to determine abnormality something is considered abnormal because it occurs infrequently; deviates from the average. De(cid:448)iatio(cid:374) f(cid:396)o(cid:373) the a(cid:448)e(cid:396)age does(cid:374)"t (cid:449)o(cid:396)k as (cid:449)ell defi(cid:374)itio(cid:374) (cid:894)de(cid:448)iate f(cid:396)o(cid:373) iq(cid:895) Behaviour is abnormal if you are violating social norms, even if some are sympathetic towards you.