PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Universal Health Care, Demonic Possession, Neurology
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Psychopathology: field concerned with nature and development of abnormal behavior, thoughts and feelings. This is the best time to be learning about abnormal psychology: Mental health efforts are at the forefront due to heroic efforts from famous canadians such as clara. Huges, who was an olympic champion who spoke about awareness of mental health. Canada has finally set up it first comprehensive mental health strategy however there are more people with mental health issues than the services available. Abnormal behavior: characteristics as statistical infrequency, violation of norms, personal distress, disability vs dysfunction, and unexpectedness. These characteristics presented constitute a partial definition but do not equally apeopley to every diagnosis. Normal curve places most people in the middle and normal implies that the person does not deviate much from the average in a particular trait. Statistical infrequency is used to diagnose mental retardation: an iq score below 70 means intellectual functioning is considered sufficiently subnormal to be designated as mental retardation.
