Abnormal Psyfuckery

abnormal psychology

a field in psychology concerned with scientific examination focused on describing, explaining, “predicting”, and controlling (modifying) behaviors that are determined (unusual)

dangerousnessm

predicting _____ is assuming x behavior before it happens, can get mental health practitioners in trouble

fluid

mental state is ____, not constant

psychodiagnosis

an endeavor to describe, assess, and draw influences about mental disorders

psychological therapy

interventions intended to enhance a person’s behavioral, emotional, and cognitive state of being

diagnositic and statistical manual of mental disorders

what does DSM stand for

disordered

DSM system indicates ____ behavior

disordered behavior

this includes notable disturbance in thinking, affect, or behavior stemming from biological or psychological functioning

daily functioning

disordered behavior significantly disrupts _____ _____

diagnosis

if you want your insurance to pay for your therapy, you need a ____ from the DSM

distress, deviance, personal dysfunction, dangerousness

mental health professionals largely agree on the following 4 ways of judging abnormal behavior

stereotyped

these diagnosed with a mental disorder are frequently ____

prevalence

percentage of people with a disorder at a given time (old and new)

lifetime prevalence

total proportion of people in a population who have ever had the disorder in question

incidence

onset or occurrence over a period of time (new cases only)

risk factors

person variables that have a statistically significant association with disorder onset

disorder manifestation

men and women are equally likely to suffer from a mental disorder, but differ in ______ _____

certain age

certain things don’t happen after a _____ _____

culture

learned behavior transmitted from generation to generation

cultural universality

something is consistent across cultures

cultural relativism

what is “normal/abnormal” may vary from culture to culture

demonology

prehistoric and ancient beliefs:

trephining and exorcism

how did they treat mental illness with demonology

naturalistic explanations

greco-roman beliefs:

dysfunction brain

hippocrates believed deviant behavior was caused by ____ in the ____

supernatural

middle ages belief:

mass madness, group hysteria, witchcraft

the supernatural elements in the middle ages beliefs were

the rise of humanism

the renaissance belief:

human welfare

humanism emphasized ______ ____ and the worth and uniqueness of the individual

reform movement

18th-19th century belief:

moral treatment movement

shift to more humane treatment of those diagnosed with mental disorders