Psychology 2030A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Abnormal Psychology, Philippe Pinel, Reciprocal Inhibition

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: David Vollick

Document Summary

Normal vs. abnormal behaviour: those having abilities that differ from the general public, acting out of the norm, behaving different = deviance, behaviours straying from societal norms or standards. Requires evaluation of the behaviour in terms of its developmental, cultural and societal contexts. Behaviours creates emotional distress or functional impairment. A behaviour can be problematic or not problematic depending on the environment in which it occurs. Changing an environment to accommodate a behaviour in the same way that building are modified to assure accessibility by everyone. Dereks modification in classrooms: grade 1 = stations, grade 2 = sent to the office for not sitting in his seat, culture = shared behavioural patterns and lifestyles that differ one group of people from another. Abnormal behaviour specific to a particular location or group; some of these behavioural patterns extend across ethnic groups and geographic areas: maleahs behaviour/ separation anxiety" from her grandmother.