person using the drug or drugs of choice‚ that addiction is not new it is not that has just started to happen‚ and that addiction is not prejudice. Our book says “ While sociocultural or external factors have been used to explain addiction‚ psychological explanations of addiction also exist. ((Harrison and Fisher‚ pg. 40) To me this means that there are a lot of factors that people deal with and some of the end results for certain people is substance addiction. Fisher Gary‚ Harrison Thomas.
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Abnormal psychology has criteria for determining its factors. Some of them are very common‚ but have a line that separates what is really normal and what is not. Such as Unusualness; it is considered abnormal if you see or hear things that are not there to begin with‚ but in some cases it is the norm in certain societies. While most people experience anxiety before an interview‚ it is abnormal to continue to feel that way. The world has “norms” or standards‚ and one can step into social deviance
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Abnormal Psychology 1) Abnormality is defined from an average where common behaviour is defined as “normal” and rare behaviour is defined as abnormal. These characteristics can be shown and placed on a scale “graph” that would reveal how common their score is in comparison to everyone else. There are problems deciding how rare behaviour has to be to be considered abnormal‚ phobias could be defined as normal as they affect a lot of the population. Different cultures have different definitions
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History of Abnormal Psychology History of Abnormal Psychology Abnormal psychology has been around for 100 years. During this time there have been many different theories of what cause a person to have abnormal behavior that go far back as the biblical time. Over time scientist and doctors have developed diagnostic criteria and treatment for abnormal behaviors. The study of abnormal psychology looks at aspect of life‚ internal and external factors that can contribute to abnormal behavior.
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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 abnormal by some people
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danger. * Deviance’s role in abnormality centers on the ‘norms’ of a society. Dysfunctional behavior is important to look at when deciding if a person is abnormal. 2. Discuss some of the difficulties of defining a person’s behavior as abnormal. * Many cutlers have different views so one abnormal person in one culture could be normal in another. 3. Describe the main modern treatments of abnormality. * Therapy now days can help change abnormalities. 7. Describe the current treatment
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Abnormal Psychology Reflection Paper The objective of the course was for a better understanding of mental disorders. This course has given me the ability to apply information learned about human experience‚ and relate it to psychopathology. During the semester I have learned various types of psychological perspectives and diverse treatment plans; and by taking this class I have been given the tools‚ and skills to think critically about mental disorders. The course of abnormal psychology
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Table Z: Areas under the standard normal curve (negative Z) Second decimal place in z 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.02 0.01 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0002 0.00 * 0.0000 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0002 z -3.9 -3.8 -3.7 -3.6 -3.5 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0
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versus introversion opnnes versus closedness to one’s own experience agreeableness versus antagonism conscientiousness versus undependability The DSM-IV-TR‚ in contrast‚ treats personality disorders as if they were entirely different from "normal" personality traits. It groups them into three clusters: Cluster A - 3 disorders characterized by odd or eccentric begaviors and thinking: paranoid personality disorder‚ schizoid personality disorder‚ and schizotypal personality disorder Cluster
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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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