PSYB32H3 Chapter 1: Abnormal Psychology Chapter 1
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Abnormal psychology- chapter 1 development of abnormal behavior, thoughts and feelings. Psychopathology the field of study concerned with the nature and. Challenges in studying abnormal psychology is that the subjects don"t give. Another challenge is the need to remain objective. hard and fast answers to questions. The more difficult challenges facing those in the field of abnormal psychology is how to define abnormal behavior. Several characteristics have been proposed as components. No single one is adequate but each has merit and captures some part of what might be a full definition. Abnormality is usually determined by the presence of several characteristics at one time. The best definition of abnormal behavior includes such characteristics as statistical infrequency, violation of norms, personal distress, disability or dysfunction, and unexpectedness. One aspect of abnormal behavior is that it is infrequent in the general population. Example: episodes of depression and mania that brett barkley experiences occur in about 1% of the population.
