PSYC 3082 : Abnormal Psyc Exam1 Study Guide
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Abnormal psychology- exam 1: a psychological disorder: a psychological dysfunction associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typical or culturally expected. Impairment: psychological dysfunction leads to personal distress and/or impairment in ones functioning. Personal distress: difficulty performing appropriate and expected roles. Impairment is set in the context of a person"s. Psychological dysfunction: breakdown in cognitive (thinking), background. emotional, and/or behavioral functioning. Cultural inappropriateness factor: atypical or not culturally. Reaction is outside norms: science in the field of abnormal psychology: a psychological dysfunction associated with distress or impairment in functioning that is not a typical or culturally expected response. The diagnostic and statistical manual (msm-iv) contains diagnostic criteria. Psychopathology is the scientific study of psychological disorders: psychologist- clinical and counseling psychologists receive a ph. d. (clinical investigating the basic determinates of behavior but do not assess or treat psychological disorders.
