Compare and contrast normal and abnormal psychology. According to Kolwaski and Weston‚ psychology is the scientific investigation of mental processes and behavior. Two branches of psychology are normal and abnormal psychology. Although the have similarities‚ they are both different. Normal psychology is an applied and academic field that is associated with the human mind and normal behavior. The scope for normal behavior is set by the standards of considering abnormal behavior. Research is done
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I. AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER * Characterized by pervasive pattern of social discomfort and reticence‚ low self-esteem‚ and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation (Videbeck‚ 2006). * Although shy‚ they are not asocial and show great desire for companionship‚ but they need unusually strong guarantees of uncritical acceptance. Such persons are commonly described as having an “inferiority complex.” Epidemiology It occurs to 0.5% to 1 % of the general population and in 10% of the clinical
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Cited: Abnormal Psychology‚ An Integrative Approach‚ David H. Barlow‚ V. Mark Durand Millon‚ Theodore‚ Davis‚ Rodger (1996). Disorders of Personality DSM-IV and Beyond. New York: John Wiley & Sons. Adler‚ David A. (1990). "Personality Disorders: Theory and Psychotherapy
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Abstract This paper analyses the Borderline Personality Disorder. The analysis is based on the movie " Girl Interrupted". This movie is based on a true story of Susanna Kaysen. The paper presents the description of disorder based on DSM-IV-TR and The National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH]. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by impulsivity‚ unstable and intense interpersonal relationships‚ an unstable self-image‚ frantic efforts to avoid perceived abandonment‚ inappropriate
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Exam 2 study guide Type A personality A personality pattern characterized by hostility‚ cynicism‚ drivenness‚ impatience‚ competitiveness‚ and ambition. Produces continual stress and often leads to coronary heart disease. Know the difference between the anxiety and stress disorders and symptoms GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER (GAD)- A disorder marked by persistent and excessive feelings of anxiety and worry about numerous events and activities Symptoms- Excessive or ongoing anxiety and worry
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The belief of abnormal psychology has changed greatly over the years. Not terribly long ago‚ abnormal anything was seen in the eyes of many as demonic possession and the like. People would be treated very unkindly and unjust till the day they died. Now a days it is seen as a problem that can be helped or even solved. Things like depression‚ anxiety‚ and other abnormal likes are now manageable with the help of medications and therapists. People want to help one another now instead of deeming those
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Abnormal Psychology | Unipolar and Bipolar Depression | Causes‚ Symptoms‚ and Treatment | Shawn M Best 10/16/2011 | Identifying the causes of unipolar and bipolar depression can be a complicated task because there are no known exact causes‚ just theories. These theories include chemical and hormonal imbalances within the brain‚ a misfiring of ion activity‚ and inherited genetics or biological abnormalities (Comer‚ 2005). Individuals who suffer with unipolar depression‚ which
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Rodger is of German‚ Irish‚ and Native American descent. The client is the oldest child of two. Rodger grew up in Manassas and lived in low-income housing with his mother. The client’s father would "come whenever he felt like it‚ he would stay and sell drugs in the neighborhood." Rodger’s mother left his father when he was 5 years old because of his father’s drug use. When the client was 8 years old‚ he moved to Centreville‚ Virginia when his mother moved-in with his stepfather. When the client was
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The film I chose to watch is the original Psycho‚ filmed in 1960 and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The stars of the cast included Anthony Perkins‚ Janet Leigh‚ Vera Miles‚ John Gavin‚ and Martin Balsam. (IMDB.com‚ 2006) The story begins about a young woman named Marion Crane from Arizona who is fed up with her life and longs to marry her boyfriend‚ Sam. Unfortunately‚ the couple has little money and cannot marry. One Friday afternoon‚ she is asked to deposit forty-thousand dollars for her boss. Seeing
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Tuesday‚ Mar. 28‚ 2000 social psychology Socialization The process by which personality is formed as the result of social influences is called socialization. Early research methods employed case studies of individuals and of individual societies (e.g.‚ primitive tribes). Later research has made statistical comparisons of numbers of persons or of different societies; differences in child-rearing
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