PS280- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 81 pages long!)
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12 weekly quizzes- only 10/12 count for marks (10%) Short answer questions on tests are only on material learned in class. Topics in chapter 1: definition of abnormal behaviour, types of mental health professionals, historical considerations, stigma. Psychopathology: the field concerned with the nature of development of abnormal behaviour, thoughts, and feelings. 2: clinical psychologist (masters degree, phd) (cid:858)ps(cid:455)(cid:272)hologist(cid:859)= (cid:396)est(cid:396)i(cid:272)ted title, (cid:374)ot e(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:455)o(cid:374)e (cid:272)a(cid:374) use it (cid:894)a(cid:374) a(cid:272)(cid:272)(cid:396)edited pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)(cid:895, ph. d. research oriented, psy. D. more clinical oriented (not that many in canada: 4-7 years of graduate study, counselling psychologist, not a whole lot of these around, less emphasis on research, more clinical. Also, treated the mentally ill as sick human beings rather than wild beasts. Attitudes towards people with psychological disorders: stereotyping and stigmatization, myths: people with psychological disorders are, unstable and dangerous (not always, cannot be cured ( so many researched treatments) How to decrease stigma: people sharing their difficulties, public education.
