Clps1700 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The asylums of the 1500s were originallyhospitals and monasteries The specialty that presently has the largest number of practitioners issocial work Johann Weyer was a physician in the1500s An otherwise normal person under the influence of hypnotic suggestion is made to bark, sit, and fetch like a dog. The occurrence of these abnormal behaviors lends support to which explanation for abnormality?psychogenic A researcher spends 15 hours or more each day conducting experiments or doing libr...

Katherine always feels threatened and anxious, imagining something awful is about to happen. She is able to work and care for her family, although not as well as she would like. Katherine is probably experiencing: CORRECT:a generalized anxiety disorder. INCORRECT: a hormonal imbalance. no specific problem; worrying is a personality trait. a specific fear response. A person who believes that one should be thoroughly competent and perform flawlessly in all possible aspects of life is di...

Abnormal psychology - The scientific study of atypical behavior to describe, predict, explain, and treat patterns of functioning Psychological abnormality - Defined by the four D's: Deviance, Distress, Dysfunction, and Danger Deviance - Behavior that significantly differs from the societal norm Distress - Behavior causing significant stress or discomfort Dysfunction - Behavior that interferes with daily life and functioning Danger - Behavior that poses a threat to oneself or others (ca...

predict, explain, and change abnormal patterns of functioning normsA society's stated and unstated rules for proper conduct. culturea people's common history, values, institutions, habits, skills, technology, and arts Components of Judgement for AbnormalityDeviance, Distress, Dysfunction, Danger TreatmentA systematic procedure designed to change abnormal behavior into more normal behavior. Also called therapy

The asylums of the 1500s were originallyhospitals and monasteries The specialty that presently has the largest number of practitioners issocial work Johann Weyer was a physician in the1500s An otherwise normal person under the influence of hypnotic suggestion is made to bark, sit, and fetch like a dog. The occurrence of these abnormal behaviors lends support to which explanation for abnormality?psychogenic A researcher spends 15 hours or more each day conducting experiments or doing libr...

Katherine always feels threatened and anxious, imagining something awful is about to happen. She is able to work and care for her family, although not as well as she would like. Katherine is probably experiencing: CORRECT:a generalized anxiety disorder. INCORRECT: a hormonal imbalance. no specific problem; worrying is a personality trait. a specific fear response. A person who believes that one should be thoroughly competent and perform flawlessly in all possible aspects of life is di...

Abnormal psychology - The scientific study of atypical behavior to describe, predict, explain, and treat patterns of functioning Psychological abnormality - Defined by the four D's: Deviance, Distress, Dysfunction, and Danger Deviance - Behavior that significantly differs from the societal norm Distress - Behavior causing significant stress or discomfort Dysfunction - Behavior that interferes with daily life and functioning Danger - Behavior that poses a threat to oneself or others (ca...

abnormal psychologythe scientific study of abnormal behavior undertaken to describe, predict, explain, and change abnormal patterns of functioning normsA society's stated and unstated rules for proper conduct. culturea people's common history, values, institutions, habits, skills, technology, and arts Components of Judgement for AbnormalityDeviance, Distress, Dysfunction, Danger TreatmentA systematic procedure designed to change abnormal behavior into more normal behavior. Also calle...