Psychology 2030A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Hippocratic Corpus, Antipsychotic, Venomous Snake

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

Document Summary

Chapter 1 abnormal behaviour in historical context. Psychological dysfunction a breakdown in cognitive, emotional or behavioural functioning. Personal distress/impairment the disorder or impairment must be associated with distress adds an important component and seems clear: the criterion is satisied if the individual is extremely upset. Atypical/not culturally expected important but insuicient to determine abnormality, violating social norms. Scientist-practitioner mental health practitioners who take a scientiic approach to their clinical work, often called evidence-based practice . They a) keep up with latest scientiic developments b) evaluate their own work and are accountable to government/insurance agencies and c) conduct research. Clinical description speciies what makes the disorder diferent from normal behaviour or other disorders. Prevalence how many people in the population as a whole have the disorder. Incidence statistics on how many new cases occur during a given period. Course unique individual pattern ie. chronic or episodic course. Etiology study of origins, why a disorder begins (includes biological, psychological and social dimensions)