PSY 309 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-6: Neurological Examination, Measuring Instrument, Abnormal Psychology
24 Apr 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Indicators of abnormality: subjective distress, maladaptiveness, statistical deviancy, violation of standards of society, social discomfort, dangerousness. Chapter 3: a variable (x) that is associated with an outcome of interest (y) is considered to be a correlate of that outcome. If, and only, (x) is shown to proceed (y) in time can we confirm that (x) is a risk factor for(y). If (x) can be changed then it is a variable risk factor for outcome (y) If (x) cannot be changed it is considered a fixed marker for outcome (y) if (x) causes (y) it is a causal risk factor, if it does not it is a variable marker for (y) A necessary cause is a characteristic that must exist for a disorder to occur. (e. g. a degenerative brain disorder that cannot develop a lesser person has previously contracted syphilis) if x than y.
