Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Bipolar Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Anorexia Nervosa

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

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We are likely to label behaviours as abnormal if they: are distressing to the individual, are dysfunctional for the individual or society, are deviant for a particular society. When they don"t follow the society"s norms: someone who cannot do their job than someone who is a workaholic. Abnormal behaviour: behaviour that is personally distressing, personally dysfunctional and culturally deviant that other people judge it to be inappropriate or maladaptive. Mental disorder: mental condition that leads to behaviour that deviates from what society regards as normal. The demonological view: abnormal behaviour is caused by demons: trephination: cutting a hole in skull to release demons, many died, witches. An early biological view: mental illnesses are diseases like physical illness that effect the brain (hippocrates, general paresis: disease caused by syphilis, deteriorates brain, vulnerability-stress model (diathesis-stress model): personal vulnerability and stressors cause psychological disorders. Emil kraepelin (1856-1926: kraepelin induced mild mental disorders in experimental setting with the use of: