sociocultural factors influence abnormal behavior? • Biological • Genetic predisposition (e.g. depression‚ schizophrenia‚ anorexia nervosa) • Imbalance of neurotransmitters (anorexia nervosa and depression – serotonin‚ schizophrenia – depression • Hormones (anorexia nervosa: cortisol‚ orexin) • Cognitive • Cognitive theorists believe that abnormality is caused by unrealistic‚ distorted or irrational understanding‚ perceptions and thoughts about oneself‚ others or the environment. Abnormal behavior is also caused
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STUDY GUIDE: ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY EXAM #1: CHAPTERS 1- 4 I. Multiple Choice: There are 30 multiple-choice questions worth 2 points each. CHAPTER 1 Definition of abnormality - abnormal behavior is behavior that departs from some norm and that causes harm to the individual and/or others; Experience of personal distress: advantages- hallmark of many forms of mental disorder‚ individuals may be able to accurately report this‚ limitations- some psychological problems are not associated with
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Body Mass Index (BMI) * Age * Gender * Diabetes * Heart problems Dependent variables: * Smoking Habit. * Alcohol * Duration of treatment (if done before) * Physical activity. 6) State the objectives of your study in a form of: *
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2. Give an example of social construction. Why is it a construction not a fact? - Issues regarding racial differences and this is a construction because it is socially constructed not biological. 4. What are some cohort differences between you and you parents? - Some cohort differences between my parents and I are our differences in terms of fashion‚ knowledge of modern technology ‚ and the colloquial words we use when talking. 2. How would your life be different if your parents were
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A Case Summary for Personality Psychology James Cook University A Case Summary for Personality Psychology Biography Sam Smith is a typical 21-year-old adult who enjoys life and laughs at the simplest things. Sam is outgoing‚ cheerful‚ friendly and is always busy. He works at a Rental Property agency store where he enjoys learning and meeting new people. His interests involve sports‚ travelling‚ and inputting his vision into theatre. Sam’s experiences on diversity among
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Classic Study in Social Psychology Erica Mariscal Vigil PSYCH/620 Diana Wheatley 04/14/14 Classic Study in Social Psychology The bystander effect is associated with the phenomenon‚ which states that when a larger amount of people are present‚ the less likely people are to help a person in need of assistance. When an emergency occurs‚ people are more likely to help when there are little or no other people. A summary about this study as well as an explanation of the results and
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Theories of personality Tuesday‚ April 08‚ 2014 905 AM Personality Individual differences in how one thinks‚ behaves and feels Every adult personality is a combination of temperaments‚ personal history of family‚ culture‚ and the time during which they grew up. Hippocrates believed the personality dealt with the four physical humors of the body blood‚ black bile‚ yellow bile‚ and phlegm. Character Value judgments of a persons moral and ethical behavior Personality in the context of how healthy
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Polytechnic University of the Philippines College of Arts DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY Manila GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (PSYC 1013) Course Description: This course has a broad coverage of the conceptual and empirical foundations of psychology in its main fields. The discussion of the theories‚ concepts‚ and finding which focuses on complex human behavior: how and why we think‚ feel and behave the way we do‚ how we act and interact with others‚ and why and how we become the unique individuals
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Major Perspectives: Biological: Neuroscience- How body & brain enable emotions‚ memories‚ & sensory experiences Evolutionary- how natural selection of traits has promoted survival of genes Behavioral Genetics- How our genes & environment influence our individual differences Psychodynamic: How behavior springs from unconscious drives & conflicts Behavioral: How we learn observable responses Cognitive: How we encode‚ process‚ store‚ & retrieve info Social-Cultural: How behavior & thinking vary
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Psychology 101/ Extra Credit April 28th‚ 2012 Donnie Darko/Abnormal Psychology Donnie Darko is a movie about a young teen that experienced many abnormal things in his life that are said to be associated with a psychological disorder. Basically
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