Abnormal Flashcards

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How are psychological disorders characterised?

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Presence of unusual or abnormal mood thinking and/or behaviors that cause an individual significant distress or impairment and disrupt their ability to function

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Biological factors

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Internal Factors
- Genetics
- Sex
- Neurotransmitter function
- Nervous system activity
- Physical health

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Psychological factors

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Internal Factors - strongly relate to learning experience
- Styles of thinking
- Beliefs and attitudes
- Emotions
- Learning and memory
- Personality traits

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Social factors

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External factors
Relationships
Early life experience
Social support
Experience of abuse
Discrimination

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The way _____________ are viewed and described provides the basis of diagnosing and treating mental disorders.

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normality and abnormality

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_________ behaviour interferes with the person’s ability to carry out their usual activities in an effective way.

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Maladaptive

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In some cultures, loud crying and wailing at the funeral of a stranger is expected and considered normal, whereas in other cultures it would be considered abnormal as it is inappropriate in that culture to wail at the funeral of a stranger. This is an example of which of the following?

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Socio-cultural approach

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Thoughts, feelings and behaviour are viewed as normal if the individual is able to cope with living independently in society, but considered abnormal if the individual is unable to function effectively in society. This is an example of which of the following?

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Functional approach

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In many Western societies prior to the 20th century, if a parent severely smacked their child for misbehaving, few people would have considered this abnormal. This is an example of which of the following?

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Historical approach

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It is normal to laugh when tickled because most people do. This is an example of which of the following?

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Statistical approach

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_________ behaviour means that the person acts in ways that are unusual for them.

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Atypical

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_________ behaviour involves actions that enable a person to effectively carry out their usual everyday tasks.

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Adaptive

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_________ behaviour is specific to the individual and is the way a person acts most of the time.

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Typical

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If you were to come to school wearing pyjamas, most of your classmates would think that your behaviour was abnormal, yet it is considered normal to wear pyjamas to bed. This is an example of which of the following?

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Situational approach

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The _____________ to defining normality is based on the idea that any behaviour or characteristic in a large group of individuals is distributed in a particular way; that is, in a normal distribution.

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Statistical approach

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