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Chap 1 (seg 2) Flashcards

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Abnormal Behavior also known as?

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maladaptive or maladjusted behavior

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A group of behaviors that is DEVIANT FROM SOCIAL EXPECTATION because they go against the norms or standard behavior of society

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Abnormal Behavior

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focuses on the PATTERN OF EMOTION, thought, and behavior
that can be signs of a mental health condition. Rather than the distinction between normal and abnormal, psychologists in this field focus on the level of distress that behaviors, thoughts, or emotions might cause

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Abnormal psychology

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is the scientific STUDY OF MENTAL DISORDER , including efforts to understand their genetic, biological, psychological, and social causes

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Psychopathology

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Identification of Abnormal Behavior:

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  1. Deviation from Statistical Norm
  2. Deviation from Social Norm
  3. Maladaptive Behavior
  4. Personal Distress
  5. Failure to Function Adequately
  6. Deviation from Ideal Mental Health
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Many population facts are MEASURED SUCH AS HEIGHT, weight and intelligence

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Deviation from Statistical Norm

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Most of the people fall within the MIDDLE RANGE OF INTELLIGENCE, but a few are abnormally stupid

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Deviation from Statistical Norm

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Every CULTURE HAS CERTAIN STANDARDS FOR ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR; behavior that deviates from the standard is considered to be abnormal
behavior

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Deviation from Social Norm

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It can result when a person just does NOT SEE A PATH TO THEIR DESIRED FUTURE

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Maladaptive Behavior

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This can happen with any CHRONIC ILLNESS OR MAJOR LIFESTYLE CHANGE

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Maladaptive Behavior

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Maladaptive behaviors like these can become a self-destructive pattern:

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  • Passive-aggressiveness
  • Withdrawal
  • Self-Harm
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This is when you EXPRESS NEGATIVE FEELINGS INDIRECTLY
rather than head-on

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Passive-aggressiveness

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When avoidance is your go-to strategy, you’re EFFECTIVELY WITHDRAWING from social interaction

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Withdrawal

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Some people deal with stressful events by HURTING THEMSELVES,

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Self-Harm

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The fourth criterion considers abnormality in terms of the
INDIVIDUAL SUBJECTIVE FEELINGS, personal distress, rather than his behavior.

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Personal Distress

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Most people commonly diagnosed as `mentally ill’’ feel miserable, anxious, depressed and may suffer from INSOMIA

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Personal Distress

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a person is considered abnormal if they are UNABLE TO COPE
WITH THE DEMANDS OF EVERYDAY LIFE

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Failure to Function Adequately

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They may be UNABLE TO PERFORM the behaviors necessary for day – to – day living

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Failure to Function Adequately

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Under this definition, rather than defining
what is abnormal, we DEFINE WHAT NORMAL/IDEAL is and anything that deviates from this is regarded as abnormal

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Deviation from Ideal Mental Health

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This requires us to decide on the characteristics we
CONSIDER NECESSARY TO MENTAL HEALTH

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Deviation from Ideal Mental Health

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Symptoms of Abnormal Behavior:

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  • Long Periods of Discomfort
  • Impaired Functioning
  • Bizarre Behavior
  • Disruptive Behavior
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This could be anything as simple as worrying about
a calculus test or GRIEVING THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE.

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Long Periods of Discomfort

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When such distressing feelings, however, persist for an EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME and seem to be unrelated to events surrounding the person, they would be considered abnormal and could suggest a psychological disorder.

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Long Periods of Discomfort

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a distinction must be made between simply a passing PERIOD OF INEFFICIENCY AND PROLONGED INEFFICIENCY which seems unexplainable

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Impaired Functioning

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that has NO RATIONAL BASIS seems to indicate
that the individual is confused.

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Bizarre Behavior

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means impulsive, APPARENTLY UNCONTROLLABLE BEHAVIOR that disrupts the lives of others or deprives them of their human rights on a regular basis

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Disruptive Behavior

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This type of behavior is characteristic of a SEVERE PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER

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Disruptive Behavior

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