of teen pregnancy has fallen in the last 50 years Highest in U.S. of all industrialized nations 4. Temperament refers to… -Temperament refers to characteristic patterns of emotional reactions and emotional self-regulation 5. What does social psychology explores? -The scientific study of the ways in which the thoughts‚ feelings‚ and behaviors of one individual are influenced by the real‚ imagined‚ or inferred behavior or characteristics of other people 6. Name 3 main sexual orientations. Heterosexual
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and principles in abnormal psychology The Biological approach believes that abnormal behavior is caused by structural damage to the brain‚ biochemical imbalances‚ and genetic abnormalities. Research proves that certain characteristics of a person‚ such as a chemical imbalance in the brain‚ can be passed on from parent to child. These studies show patterns of abnormal behaviors from generation to generation. Other research provides proof that some individuals have abnormal behaviors because of
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Cognitive‚ Behavioural and Medical model in identifying what is abnormal and their treatment. But the essay would focus more on the medical model and the different approaches used to define abnormality all have their focus point which is to distinguish between what is normal and abnormal. In order to understand abnormal psychology‚ it is essential to first understand what it meant by the term "abnormal." The meaning seems obvious; abnormal indicates something that is outside of the norm. But am talking
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Chapter 4 Learning Objectives 1. Define clinical assessment and discuss the roles of the clinical interview‚ tests‚ and observations. Clinical assessment is an evaluation of a patient’s physical condition and prognosis based on information gathered from physical and laboratory examinations and the patient’s medical history. Clinical interview is a face to face encounter meeting. Tests are devices for gathering information about a few aspects of a person’s psychological
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Describe and evaluate psychological definitions of abnormal behavior According to the science of psychology one’s behavior needs to follow a certain criteria in order to be deemed “normal”. If one’s behavior does not match the criteria‚ their behavior is seen as undesirable and wrong (requires change). For this physiologists need to be able to view a person’s behavior and be able to tell the difference between normal and abnormal. Whilst defining the “normality” of ones behavior physiologists
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Abnormal Psychology - Schizophrenia Introduction There are a number of problems with defining psychological abnormality. They include problems with cultural relativity and social norms‚ what is normal within one culture or society may be considered abnormal within another. There are also problems with statistics as some abnormalities have too few or too many statistics to compare and the statistics may not always be reliable. Under the medical model all psychological disorders are considered
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Abnormal Psychology Reflection Paper Response Ch 1 Professor: Dr. Larry E. Hazelbaker 1. Please list the things you found intriguing‚ interesting‚ etc. * With the increasing diversity in our society‚ we have become very sensitive to how culture and unique group characteristics affect the definition of psychopathology. * Two-thirds of all people suffering from a diagnosable mental disorder in the United States are not receiving or seeking mental health services. * Beliefs that
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Abnormal Behavior A known psychological disorder is abnormal behavior. Abnormal behavior is classified into four different categories. The characteristics of these categories consist of statistical deviance‚ cultural deviance‚ emotional distress‚ and dysfunction. Each behavior has specific characteristics as reasons for their classifications. Statistical deviance is sometimes wrongly classified such as being extremely intelligent or being a very good athlete. According to statistical deviance
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Lotus Bell PSYC 221: Abnormal Psychology Spychalski April 21st‚ 2013 Dermatillomania Dermatillomania‚ also known as neurotic excoriation‚ compulsive skin picking‚ or psychogenic excoriation‚ is an impulse control disorder typified by a person’s continual urge to pick at their skin. This is usually to the point where external damage is caused. An estimated 1.4 to 5.4% of the global population has it‚ so it is a fairly uncommon disorder. It generally occurs in women (about 85%)‚ and onset usually
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DSM-IV-TR Abnormal Psychology Abnormality Maladaptive dysfunctional – non productive Normal Adaptive able to produce positive outcomes Ability to change behavior to meet demands of environment or situation‚ Able to protect‚ Learning what works and what doesn’t‚ taking responsibility Statistics Population‚ Social norms‚ cultural Irrational behavior – unpredictable Cohort – groups experiencing things in the same time frame Psychological – covers behaviors (suicide‚ compulsions‚ emotions
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