PSYC 3140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Abnormal Psychology, Nomothetic, Mental Disorder
15 Jul 2015
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Research in abnormal psychology: everything we know in abnormal is based on research, but research continues to develop as a field onto itself. Covers a broad series of questions: research is the systematic search for facts through the use of careful observations and investigations, research is important in all fields and very challenging in abnormal because it is a social science. We have come a long way from where research in abnormal started, didn"t use to consider the participant. Need approval from the ethics committee for anything, cant just collect data and do things. The case study: the case study- earlier approach in abnormal functioning freud. If you work with an individual the function of that individual is unique of the functioning of another. Has low internal validity (the accuracy with which a study can pinpoint one of the various factors as the cause of a phenomenon: provides little basis for generalization,
