Psychology 1000 Chapter 16: Psychological Disorders

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas- De Hoog

Document Summary

Whether a behaviour is considered abnormal involves social judgement made on the basis of whether one is: distressing to oneself or others, dysfunctional for person or society. Have an excess of certain emotions and cannot control their reactions. Interfere with a person"s ability to work or experience satisfying relationships: deviant; violates social norms. Norms are behavioural rules specifying how people are expected to think, Abnormal behaviour- behaviour that is personally distressing, personally dysfunctional, and/ feel, and behave. or so culturally deviant that other people judge it to be inappropriate or maladaptive. ancient chinese, egyptians, and hebrews. The belief that abnormal behaviour is caused by supernatural forces can be tracked back to the. Trephination (a hole chiseled in the skull) was used to release spirits. Medieval europe believed that disturbed people were possessed by the devil or made a pact. People were accused of being witches and drowned. Hippocrates believed mental illness was in the brain.