Chapter I Flashcards

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Reductionism

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When one believe that one factor is responsible for Abnormal Behavior (That is not the case)

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What is Context in Abnormal Psychology?

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When understanding circumstance can help explain symptoms

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Symptoms

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Depend on Gender, Age, SES, and Culture

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Relativism

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That we cannot have an universal definition of what Abnormal is because of Historical and Cultural differences

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Precipitant Factors

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Are what triggers the symptoms

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Predisposing Factors

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Are factors that are the underlying cause of Symptoms (Have always been there)

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Significant Impairment

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When someone is not able to enjoy one’s life or find any pleasure in life or activities (Most Useful Criteria)

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Multiple Causality

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Is used to fight reductionism because there are other factors in place

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Mind and Body

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States that both the Mind and Body and interconnected and Interdependent

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Emotional Experience

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Ends up altering our brain chemistry and brain chemistry is the basis of emotional experience

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Irrationality/Dangerous

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Whether the person is irrational or does dangerous behavior and it is also one of the least useful criteria.

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Deviance

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To be different than others and simply being different than others does not mean you have a mental illness

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Emotional Distress

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Emotional Distress is a more useful criteria and it could be such as suffering as in many disorders

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Help Seeking

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Is when people seek treatment for Abnormal behavior, but it is the least significant criterial for who has Abnormal behaviors

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