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PSY 304 Abnormal Psychology - ExamOne questions with actual answers.
What is abnormal psychology? ANS -The scientific study of abnormal behavior in an effort to describe,
predict, explain, and change abnormal patterns of functioning.
What are "The Four D's"? ANS -Deviance, Distress, Dysfunction, Danger.
What is deviance? ANS -Different, extreme, unusual, perhaps even bizarre to self and others. Going
against social norms.
What is distress? ANS -Unpleasant and unsetting to the person. Distress has to happen before
something can be labeled as abnormal.
What is dysfunction? ANS -Interfering with the person's ability to conduct daily activities in a
constructive way. Abnormal behavior tends to be dysfunctional, BUT dysfunction alone does not
indicate a psychological abnormality.
What is danger? ANS -Abnormal behavior may become dangerous to oneself or others. Dangerousness
is the exception rather than the rule.
What is treatment? ANS -A procedure designed to change abnormal behavior into more normal
behavior.
What led to deinstitutionalizing in the 1950s? ANS -Discovery of new psychotropic medications such as
antipsychotic, antidepressant, and antianxiety drugs.
What are today's leading theories? ANS -Psychoanalytic, biological, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic-
existential, and sociocultural.
What are today's leading professions? ANS -Clinical scientists and practitioners.
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