PSYC 3140 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Johann Weyer, Trepanning, Phlegm
29 Oct 2016
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Chapter 1 abnormal psychology: past and present. Lecture 1 conduct daily activities in a constructive way), and possibly dangerous. Abnormal psychology: the scientific study of abnormal behavior undertaken to describe, predict, explain, and change abnormal patterns of functioning. The knowledge that they acquire is then used by clinical practitioners, whose role is to detect, assess, and treat abnormal patterns of functioning. What is psychological abnormality? legal norms is considered to be criminal. Behavior, thoughts, and emotions that break norms of psychological functioning are called abnormal. The four ds: deviance, distress, dysfunction, and danger. That is, patterns of psychological abnormality are typically deviant (different, extreme, unusual, perhaps even. Abnormal behavior, thoughts, and emotions are those that differ markedly from a society"s ideas about proper functioning. Each society establishes norms stated and unstated rules for proper conduct. Behavior that breaks bizarre), distressing (unpleasant and upsetting to the person), dysfunctional (interfering with the person"s ability to.
