Psychology 2320A/B- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 28 pages long!)

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2320A/B
• Professor: Reid Graham

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Deviations from norms: abnormality different from prevailing norms, norms may be either, statistical or, what is typical/expected. Advantages: can use cut points for statistical infrequency, +2 sd cut off. Internalizing problems: shyness, anxiety, depression, mood higher w/ females. Subjective distress: abnormality subjective feelings/sense of well-being. Disadvantages w/ subjective distress criteria: judgement of how much distress is abnormal depends on values (and who decides) Disability or dysfunction: abnormality evidenced by social or occupational problems. Impairment is objective : school is primary occupation , school interactions. Impairment often reason for seeking help: parents and teachers drive help seeking. Disadvantages: judgement of how much impairment is abnormal depends on values, child vs. parent vs. teacher views, who is objective judge of impairment. Family resemblance: not any one necessary (must have it) or sufficient condition (if you have it, then are abnormal, more elements that are present, more likely to think of as abnormal, deviation from norms, distress, disability/dysfunction.