PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Pharmacotherapy, Eating Disorder, Suicidal Ideation
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Chapter 1: definitional and historical considerations, and canada"s mental health system. Story: brett barkley unable to sexually perform mood swings (himself and dad), drinking problems, uncaring father. Psychopathology: the field concerned with the nature and development of abnormal behaviour, thoughts, and feelings. Conceptualize the life of a person with psychological problem and how best. To treat him or her (free from subjective feelings) What is abnormal behaviour? abnormality is usually determined by the presence of several characteristics at a time. Abnormal behaviour (ab) includes such characteristics as: **various forms of unusual behaviour can be tolerated, depending on the prevailing cultural norms (cultural diversity) ** depends on degree of violation of social norms (prostitutes and highly anxious person not too abnormal) Ab if it creates great distress and torment in the person experiencing it. Personal distress (personal suffering: disability or dysfunction.