Abnormal Behavior Chapter 16 Defining Normal vs Abnormal

Abnormal Behavior Chapter 16

Defining Normal vs. Abnormal n APA 1. The person experiences significant pain or distress, an inability to work or play, an increased risk of death, or a loss of freedom in important areas of life. 2. The source of the problem resides within the person, due to biological factors, learned habits, or mental processes, and is not simply a normal response to specific life events such as the death of a loved one. 3. The problem is not a deliberate reaction to conditions such as poverty, prejudice, government policy, or other conflicts with society.

Approaches to abnormality n n n Medical perspective Psychological perspective DSM-V

Categories n n n Anxiety disorders Somatoform disorders Dissociative disorders Mood/Affective disorders Schizophrenic disorders Personality disorders

Anxiety Disorders n n n Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Panic Disorder Phobias Simple n Social n n Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Obsession n Compulsion n n Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Dissociative Disorder n n n Amnesia Fugue State Dissociative Identity Disorder n Multiple Personality disorder

Mood/Affective Disorders n Major Depression Medical perspective n Psychological perspective n n n Bipolar Disorder Seasonal Affective Disorder

Schizophrenic Disorders n 5 Major Symptoms 1. Incoherent thinking 2. Delusions 3. Hallucinations 4. Disturbance of affect 5. Bizarre behavior n Types Disorganized n Catatonic n Paranoid n Undifferentiated n Residual n

Somatoform disorders n n Hypochondrias Conversion Disorder

Personality Disorders n n n n n Paranoid Schizotypal Borderline Antisocial Narcissistic Histrionic Dependent Avoidant Obsessive-compulsive