PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Philippe Pinel, Louis Pasteur, Dissociative Disorder
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Psychopathology: field concerned with the nature and development of mental disorders. Abnormal behaviour: pattern of emotion thoughts and action deemed pathological for one or more of the following reasons: infrequent occurrence, violation of norms, personal distress, disability or dysfunction and unexpectedness. Abnormal behaviour is infrequent in general population. Normal curve: bell-curved distribution of a measurable trait depicting most people in the middle and few at the extremes. Statistical frequency used in diagnosing mental retardation. Whether abnormal behaviour violates the norms or threatens or makes anxious those observing it. Ex. , criminal and prostitutes violate social norms but are not considered below abnormal behaviour. Disability: impairment in some area like work or personal relationships because of abnormality. Distress and disability are considered abnormal if they are unexpectedness. One who has anxiety disorder, worries constantly for financial. Clinicians: health professional authorized to provide services to people suffering from 1 or more pathologies. Clinical psychologist: individual who has earned a phd in psych.
