Psychology 2030A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Anxiety Disorder, Etiology, Behaviorism

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: Ian Nicholson

Document Summary

Chapter 1 historical and modern perspectives: being different does not = abnormal, what it means to be deviant is always changing. Goodness of fit: understanding behaviour within a specific context (reading social cues: group expectations, they evolve over time depending on who youre with, culture big influencer. Categorical approach: : symptoms rarely fit into one category, symptoms often are not of sufficient severity to say they represent a psychological disorder, usually there is more than one disorder present. Ancient theories: : egyptians spirits controlled the environment and much of behaviour. Trephination: cutting away at pieces of the skull. Middle ages and renaissance: : demonology, witchcraft, renaissance, science came to the rescue. Mass hysteria: people were convinced many people got possessed by something (lycanthropy) Bedlam: chaotic and uncontrollable situations: psychiatric hospital. Modern day mass hysteria: : 9/11, started feeling similar symptoms. Anal (2-3: discipline and control issues. Phallic phase ( 3-5: gentials (fantasise about parent)