Lesson 1 Flashcards
The absence of illness and presence of state of well - being
A person who gets according to the rule and adopt himself according to the situation
Normality
Is the significant deviation from commonly accepted patterns of behaviors, emotion or thought
Abnormality
Surgical procedure that involves cutting or scraping a circular pieace of bone from the skull
Trephining
3 causes of abormal behavior
Biological
Psychological
Sociocultural
3 biological cause
Genetic inheritance
Physiological change
Exposure to toxic substance
3 Psychological cause
Past learning experience
Maladaptive thought patterns
Difficulties coping with stress
3 sociocultural cause
Social policies
Discriminations
Stigma
Is the field of psychology concerned with assesment, treatment, and prevention of maladaptive behavior
Abnormal Psychology
Meaning of DSM
Diagnostic ans Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Goal of DSM V
- to provide a system for diagnosing
- to improve the reliability of diagnoses
- to make diagnoses consistent with research evidence and clinical experience
Is a generalized feeling of fear and apprehension that may be related to a situation or object
Anxiety
Characteristics of Abmormal behavior
- non typical
- socially unaccepted
- distressing to the person who exhibits it or to the people around them
Types of Anxiety
(GAD) - Generalized Anxiety Disorder
(PTSD) - Post Traumatice Stress Disorder
(OCD) - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Phobic disorder
Are excessive and irrational fear and avoidance of specific objects or situations
Phobic Disorder
Involves persistent, and uncontrollable thoughts and irrational beliefs
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
GAD physical symptoms
Restlesness
Muscle tension
Digestive problem
Headache
Sleep disturbance
GAD treatment
Lifestyle changes
Psychotherapy
Medications
Life style changes
- Removing trigger
- eat healthy
- practice relaxation
- improve self
- do exercise
Medication
- anti depressant
- anti anxiety agent
- benzodiazepines
Problems with primary support group
- Death of a family member
- divorce
- neglect of a child
Problems related to social environment
- living alone
- adjustment to life cycle transition
Educational problems
- Academic problem
- Bad school environment
Occupational problem
- Unemployment
- Threat for a job loss
- stressful work schedule
Housing problems
- homelessness
- discord with neighbors or landlords
Economic Problems
- extreme poverty
- other psychosocial and environmental problems such as exposure to disasters, wars
Behaviors may be considered abnormal if they are associated with ….
- disability
- personal distress
- violation of social norms
- dysfunction
