Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Avoidant Personality Disorder, Limbic System, Operant Conditioning

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Holden

Document Summary

Behavior that"s personally distressing, dysfunctional, and/or so culturally deviant that other people judge it as inappropriate or maladaptive. Distress: feeling anxiety, depression, etc especially if the person has no control over the reactions- not necessary (or sufficient), though. Dysfunction: interferes with person"s life or others" (society) e. g. depression interferes with daily life (work, experiencing satisfying relationships) Deviance: violates societal norms especially if it cannot be attributed to environmental causes (stressors) Cut a hole (or holes) in their head to release the demon. Briefly outline the basic idea of the vulnerability-stress model. Vulnerability: biological, personality, environmental or cultural factors increase or decrease odds of developing a psychological disorder, given sufficient stress- genotype; hormones; neurotransmitters; self-esteem; optimism; poverty; etc . The dsm-5 uses both categorical and dimensional approaches in diagnosing mental illness. Categorical systems: use detailed, specific checklists of behavioral criteria to make a diagnosis.