PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Philippe Pinel, Microorganism, Dorothea Dix
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Went to therapist- bad sex life, bad childhood; became in secured. It is usually determined by the presence of several characteristics at one time such as statistical infrequency, violation of norms, personal distress, disability or dysfunction and unexpectedness. Normal curve or bell shaped curve: measurable trait that depicts most people in the middle and few at the extremes. statistical infrequency is used explicitly in diagnosing mental retardation. A principle one of criteria to diagnose mental retardation is iq. Ex; brett experience occurs only about 1% of the population. Ex; brett"s verbal and physical attack on his wife. Various forms of unusual behaviour can be tolerated, depending on the prevailing cultural norms ex; criminal and prostitutes. Behaviour becomes abnormal if it creates great distress and torment in the person experiencing it. Ex; brett"s self consciousness and distress about being evaluated. People experiencing anxiety disorders and depression suffer from personal distress but some disorders like psychopaths doesn"t necessarily involve it.
