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what are the various ways we have defined abnormal behavior?
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1. cultural relativism- not culturally accepted
2. unusualness- small % 3. Discomfort- person what to rid of behavior 4. Maladaptiveness- suffer distress and prevent functioning. |
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What are the main causes of abnormal behavior from the biological perspective?
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1. Damage from injury or disease
Cerebral cortex- thinking hypothalmus- eating limbic system/amygdala- emotions 2. Biochemical: where neurotransmitter and hormone are imbalance 3. genetics: inherit a greater risk of mental disorder |
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Dopamine
Serotonin GABA |
dopamine = feel good
serotonin = regulate emotions GABA = anxiety |
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What part of the brain plays the largest role in regulating emotions?
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serotonin = regulate emotions
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What do the main psychological theories (psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, and humanistic/existential) say about the causes of abnormal behavior?
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psychodynamic: unresolved childhood conflicts
Behavioral: result from learning from maladaptive response to environment Cognitive: result from unhealthy thinking Humanistic/existential: results from a rejection of some part of the self. |
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What are social/interpersonal approaches to explaining abnormal behavior?
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1. social structural: where society creates stress
2. interpersonal: caused by long patterns of negative relationship or a family system that encourage unhealthy |
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What do we need to find out in an initial assessment of a client?
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analyze: medication, medical history,daily routine, currents symptom, coping status, cognitive function: memory., social resources, socialcultural background.
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What ways to we use to find out this information?
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1. by unstructured interview- just talk to client
or 2. by structured interview- give specific questions ex: book test 3. mental status exam: ask specific question and judge how person is fuctioning 4. tests |
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What do the terms syndrome and diagnosis mean?
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syndrome means set of symptoms that occur together
diagnosis means the name given to the syndrome. |
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What’s the name of the book of diagnoses?
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DSM-IV-TR
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What goes on the five axes of the Multiaxial System?
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axis:
1. psychological disorder 2. peronality or mental d/o 3. physical dz 4 psychosocial stressors 5. global assessment of functioning (GAF) |
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What are some problems with our system of diagnosis? (include the Rosenhan Study of hospital admissions)
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1. diagnostic sys. suggest distinct categories of metal illness, but abnormal behavior are continuous
2. Rosenhan study |
