CAS PS 371 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Beck Depression Inventory
13 Mar 2017
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Unit 1: abnormal behavior in a historical context. Unit 1: introduction and abnormal behavior in a historical context. Three components of psychological disorder: psychological dysfunction, breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning, personal distress or impairment, difficulty performing appropriate and expected roles b) Impairment is set in the context of the person"s background: atypical or unexpected cultural response, reaction is outside social norms. Psychological disorder: psychological dysfunction within an individual associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typical or culturally expected. Abnormality : behavioral, emotional, or cognitive dysfunctions that are unexpected in their cultural context and associated with personal distress or substantial impairment in functioning. Good- know there are treatments available, individual will likely recover. Guarded- patients with little motivation, the outcome does not look good. Disorders can present differently at different ages. Clinical description : aims to distinguish clinically significant dysfunction from common. Describe prevalence and incidence of disorders: human experience.
