hPsychological Disorders and Approaches to Treatment APSS 111 Teaching Team What is Abnormal Behavior? • Some leading definitions about what is considered abnormal: • Deviance »Deviate from normative behaviors in our society / culture • Maladaptive Behavior »Impair the person’s normal functioning • Personal Distress • A continuum perspective to understanding abnormality Classification of Psychological Disorders • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – 4th Ed. (Text Revision) (DSM IV‐TR)
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Chapter 1 • Abnormal psychology is the scientific study whose objectives are to describe‚ explain‚ predict and control behaviours that are considered strange or unusual. • The scientific approach/method for investigating abnormal behavior consists of four steps: o Formulating a research question o Expressing the research question in the form of an hypothesis o Applying methods of testing the hypothesis o Drawing conclusions about the correctness or falseness of the hypothesis • The naturalistic
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Definitional and Historical Considerations and Canada’s Mental Health System Multiple Choice 1. An illustration of abnormal behaviour would be: A) Soiling oneself once a month at age 14. B) Experiencing anxiety when engaged in rituals after leaving the house. C) Losing control of oneself in anger‚ with no apparent provocation. D) None of the above are examples of abnormal behaviour. Ans: D Difficulty: 2 Page: 3 2. A happily married man covertly purchases women’s shoes. Afterwards
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easily accessible. Due to this‚ it seems that teens viewing pornography is a normal behaviour. In addition‚ given that teens are undergoing a developmental stage where hormone levels are rapidly changing and curiosity about sex are increasing‚ gathering information about sex and experimentation may be considered as normal (Sussman‚ 2007). Although finding out about sex through online pornography can be considered as a normal developmental phase‚ addiction to online pornography is not. In addition‚ while
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Normal Distribution:- A continuous random variable X is a normal distribution with the parameters mean and variance then the probability function can be written as f(x) = - < x < ‚ - < μ < ‚ σ > 0. When σ2 = 1‚ μ = 0 is called as standard normal. Normal distribution problems and solutions – Formulas: X < μ = 0.5 – Z X > μ = 0.5 + Z X = μ = 0.5 where‚ μ = mean σ = standard deviation X = normal random variable Normal Distribution Problems and Solutions – Example
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What is normal? Normal‚ like the word love‚ has no true definition and will differ with every person you ask. Defined in the dictionary normal is “to conform to a particular standard” or “desired pattern”. I believe most people will say a normal person is one whom is free from defect‚ handicap and mental illness. Medicalization is a social process through which a previously normal human condition whether is be behavioral‚ physiological or emotional‚ becomes a medical problem in need of treatment
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decimal places) 2. Find the value of z if the area under a Standard Normal curve a) to the right of z is 0.3632; b) to the left of z is 0.1131; c) between 0 and z‚ with z > 0‚ is 0.4838; d) between -z and z‚ with z > 0‚ is 0.9500. Ans : a) z = + 0.35 ( find 0.5- 0.3632 = 0.1368 in the normal table) b) z = -1.21 ( find 0.5 – 0.1131 = 0.3869 in the normal table) c ) the area between 0 to z is 0.4838‚ z = 2.14 d) the area to the
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Chapter 2 Conceptualizing Abnormal Psychology One-Dimensional versus Multidimensional Models One-Dimensional Models Multidimensional Models The Role of Genes Neuroscience Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences Emotions Cultural‚ Social‚ and Interpersonal Factors Life-Span Development How do we put it all together? One-Dimensional versus Multidimensional Models One-Dimensional Models Single cause‚ operating in isolation Linear causal model Ignores critical
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3 CHAPTER Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior CHAPTER OUTLINE HOW ARE ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR PATTERNS METHODS OF ASSESSMENT 80–99 CLASSIFIED? 70–77 The Clinical Interview The DSM and Models of Abnormal Behavior Computerized Interviews Psychological Tests STANDARDS OF ASSESSMENT 77–80 Neuropsychological Assessment Reliability Behavioral Assessment Validity Cognitive Assessment Physiological Measurement SOCIOCULTURAL AND ETHNIC FACTORS IN ASSESSMENT 99–100 SUMMING UP 100–101 T
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Application of Normal mode calculations in optical spectroscopy | Phym 221 – Assignment 4 1. Introduction Normal modes are used to describe the different vibration motion in molecules. There are different types of modes for molecules in different motions and each has a certain symmetry associated with it. 2. Overview of Normal Modes Generally‚ normal modes are independent atoms in a molecule that are in motion such that they do not disturb the motion of the other molecules. Normal modes as implied
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