Psychology 2030A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Introjection, Oral Stage, Antipsychotic
2 Jun 2017
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A psychological dysfunction within an individual that is associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typical or culturally expected: diagnostic and statistical manual (dsm- 5) Phobia: a psychological disorder characterized by marked and consistent fear of an object or situation. Jody fainted at the sight of blood: began to avoid situations in which he might see blood due to frog dissection assignment in school. Psychological dysfunction: breakdown in cognitive, emotional or behavioral functioning, problems are often considered to exist on a continuum because it is sometimes difficult to determine what is normal and what is abnormal. Just having a dysfunction is not enough to meet the criteria of a psychological disorder. Social functioning is impaired when one purposefully avoids social situations. Counseling psychologists: tend to study and treat adjustment and vocational issues encountered by healthy individuals. Clinical psychologists: focus on more severe psychological disorders.
