objectivity‚ validity‚ and reliability to interactions and records of clients. In forensic settings‚ where impaired populations are extremely common‚ the three most widely used types of multiscale inventories‚ or objective tests‚ used to assess adult psychopathology include: the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2)‚ the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI)‚ and the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI-III). All three of these assessments evaluate different aspects of an individual’s
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Psychopathology Case Study Richmont Graduate University Dr. William F. Doverspike Spring 2014 A. Client History 1. Introduction Jane Doe (client) is a 48 year old single (currently not dating anyone) Caucasian female. She is employed at a museum where she sorts‚ identifies‚ and classifies fossils. She is being referred to Richmont Counseling Center by her employer to seek counseling (“to get my act together”) for reasons due to lack of performance at her current employment after discovery
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Introduction to Psychopathology Abnormal psychology is a scientific investigation of abnormal behavior in order to help analyze‚ anticipate‚ interpret‚ and modify abnormal patterns of functioning (Damour & Hansell‚ 2008). It examines the nature of psychopathology as well as its reasons and treatments. Certainly‚ the definition of what concludes abnormal has evolved with time and across cultures. People also differ in what they consider normal or abnormal behavior. For instance‚ what is considered
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ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY * The scientific study of mental or behavioral disorders‚ diseases‚ illnesses‚ dysfunctions‚ abnormalities or problems. Deviance/Unusual – Impaired functioning with respect to expected performance (Danger to self and others) ELEMENTS OF ABNORMALITY Deviance Irrationality Distress Observer discomfort Danger Violation of moral and ideal standard HISTORICAL VIEWS OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR * Pendulum between supernatural and natural (scientific) explanations GREEK AND ROMAN
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Major Abnormal Behavior Theories of Psychology Luciano Lara PSY 303 William Ross‚ Ph.D. July 13‚ 2009 Major Abnormal Behavior Theories of Psychology Abnormal behavior has been witnessed by humans throughout the age of modern man. From the pre-industrialized societies of the past that correlated abnormal behavior to evil spirits and supernatural and magical forces to be cast out by spiritual healers or magician with magical spells and holy ritualistic incantations‚ to the purveyors of
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Abnormal psychology is the branch of psychology that studies unusual patterns of behavior‚ emotion and thought‚ which may or may not be understood as precipitating a mental disorder. The science of abnormal psychology studies two types of behaviors: Adaptive and Maladaptive behaviors. Clinical psychology is the applied field of psychology that seeks to assess‚ understand and treat psychological conditions in clinical practice. The theoretical field known as ‘abnormal psychology’ may form a backdrop
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Since Dec. of 2010‚ there have been revolutionary social movements among Arab world. The occurrence of protests in Middle East and North Africa area is not a whole new phenomenon but persisting throughout ages. Basically‚ it happens on account of variety of factors such as political corruption‚ economic depression including unemployment‚ high food price and etc. accumulated on each Arab country. Therefore‚ it is difficult to assure what makes them to start it. Syria‚ an Arab country also in the
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Monitoring and Detecting Abnormal Behavior in Mobile Cloud Infrastructure ABSTRACT Recently‚ several mobile services are changing to cloud-based mobile services with richer communications and higher flexibility. We present a new mobile cloud infrastructure that combines mobile devices and cloud services. This new infrastructure provides virtual mobile instances through cloud computing. To commercialize new services with this infrastructure
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+ Abnormal Psychology PSY/410 February 24‚ 2014 Arpi Melokonian Origins Abnormal psychology focuses on the study‚ treatment‚ and defining abnormal behavior. The science is only about one hundred years old but has roots that go back thousands of years. In the Bible there are stories that suggest suffering that is remarkably similar to a modern day diagnosis of depression. The earliest known explanations of mental illness
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Abnormal psychology has been in existence for more than a century. Mental illness was approached from a spiritual point of view. Individuals of certain beliefs would misdiagnose others from the spiritual perspective and would assume that evil spirits controlled his or hers physical‚ mental‚ and observable world (Tyrer‚ 2010). The following will be covered in this document: Abnormal and normal psychology‚ Mental illness and Personality disorders‚ and Therapies for each illness mentioned in this paper
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