L33 Psych 354 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Mental Health Professional, Mental Disorder, Abnormal Psychology
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Chapter 1: examples and definitions of abnormal behavior. Psychopathology the symptoms and signs of mental disorders, including such phenomena as depressed mood, panic attacks, and bizarre beliefs: (cid:862)patholog(cid:455) of the (cid:373)ea(cid:374)(cid:863) Abnormal psychology the application of psychological science to the study of mental disorders. Psychosis a term that refers to several types of severe mental disorders in which the person is considered to be out of contact with reality: ex. Schizophrenia believing things that have no basis in reality. No tests to prove disorders exist psychologists must depend on observations of the perso(cid:374)"s (cid:271)eha(cid:448)ior a(cid:374)d des(cid:272)riptio(cid:374)s of perso(cid:374)al e(cid:454)perie(cid:374)(cid:272)e. No one has been able to provide a consistent definition that easily accounts for all situations in which the concept is provoked. Definitions: subjective discomfort that leads the person to seek help from a mental health professional. E(cid:373)phasis o(cid:374) the i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s e(cid:454)perie(cid:374)(cid:272)e of perso(cid:374)al distress. Based on statistical norms how common or rare it is in the general population.
