PSYS 170 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Psychology, Psychoanalysis, Wish Fulfillment
12 Oct 2018
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PSYS 170
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Fall 2018
PSYCH 170 – Chapter 1: Defining Abnormal Behavior
Popular Myths About Psych Disorders
• Always bizarre
• Different in kind from normal
• Dangerous
• A source of shame
• Due to weak character/faith
• Despite these myths, those with poor mental health are less likely to be a danger to
society
Statistical Infrequency (Being Different)
• Differs from the norm of a general population
o Hearing voices; hallucinations
Violation of Social/Cultural or Developmental Norms (Behaving Different)
• Nonconforming
o Makes others/onlookers uncomfortable
o Antisocial behavior
o Bedwetting as a college student
• You need to weigh in cultural differences
• Mental disorders have changed throughout history; history also plays an effect
Personal Distress (Behaving Dangerously/Dysfunctional Inward)
• Emotional pain & suffering
o Not ALL disorders cause personal distress
Dysfunction/Disability (Behaving Dangerously/Dysfunctional Outward)
• Impairment
o Excessive, chronic alcohol use
• Some with mental disorders perform well; it is hard to detect a dysfunction in these
cases
Abnormal Defined
• No single definition for “abnormal”
• “Behavior that is inconsistent with the individual’s developmental, cultural and social
norms, and creates emotional distress of interferes with daily functioning”
• Psychological Disorders – classes of abnormal behaviors
Scientist Practitioner Model
• AKA the Bolder Model
• Used by clinical psychologists originally as a training model; research and clinical
training
Statistical Inequality Violation of Norms
Personal Distress Dysfunction/Disability
Mental Disoder
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• Consumer of Science – Enhancing the practice
• Evaluator of Science – Determining the effectiveness of the practice
• Creator of Science – Conducting research that leads to new procedures useful in practice
Scientist Practitioner (research only) Practitioner Scientist (clinician only)
• Where a psychologist is on the scale can change
• Both sides do not forget the other completely – clinicians still look at research and
researchers still look at clinical work
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