ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
Introduction and Methods of Research
What is Abnormal Psychology?
•The sub-field of psychology that deals withthe description, causes, and treatment of abnormal behavior, including psychologicaldisorders.•Medical model vs. Biopsychosocial model(interactionist model)•Clinical Psychologist vs. Psychiatrist
Criteria for DeterminingAbnormality
•unusual (e.g., hearing voices, feelings of panic inspecific non fear-producing settings, etc.)•socially unacceptable, violation of norms• personal distress•disability or dysfunction (e.g., maladaptive, self-defeating behaviors)•unexpectedness•faulty perception or interpretation of reality
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