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How do psychologists conceptualize abnormality?
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based on statistical deviance, cultural deviance, emotional distress, dysfunction
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Statistical deviance
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A criterion of abnormality stating that a behavior is abnormal if it occurs infrequently among the members of a population
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Cultural deviance
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A criterion of abnormality stating that a behavior is abnormal if it violates the rules or accepted standards of society
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Emotional Distress
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A criterion of abnormality stating that abnormal behaviors are those that lead to emotional upset or personal distress
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Dysfunction
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A breakdown in normal functioning; abnormal behaviors are those that prevent one from pursuing adaptive strategies
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DSM IV
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4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistics Manual. Offers psychologists a method of diagnosing mental illnesses according to their symptoms
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Axis 1
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Clinical disorders and other conditions that require therapeutic attention
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Axis 2
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Personality disorders and mental retardation
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Axis 3
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General medical condtions
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Axis 4
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Psychosocial and environmental problems
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Axis 5
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Global assesment and functioning
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Schizophrenia
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"split mind" Often have delusions, hallucinations, and disordered thinking marked by strange and sometimes incoherent speech
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Mood Disorders
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Prolonged and disabling disruptions in emotional state, either depressive disorders or bipolar disorders
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Anxiety Disorders
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Characterized by the excessive fear and worry that disrupts some aspect of teh individual's life
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Somatoform Disorders
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Those that focus on the physical body.
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Dissociative Disorders
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Classified as individuals who have disruptions or separations in conscious awareness from previous thoughts and/or memories. They may lack awareness of some particular part of their life, or they may have no ability to identifying themselves at all
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Paranoid Personality Disorders
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Personality disorder marked by a pattern of distrust and suspiciousness such that others' motives are interpreted as malevolent. Assume others are out to exploit, harm, or decieve them, even if their is no evidence to support such a claim
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Schizotypical Personality Disorder
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Personality disorder marked by accute discomfort in close relationships, cognitive or perceptional distortions, and eccentric behavior. Often Preoccupied with the paranormal or with UFO's, believe that they have magical or unusual powers
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Antisocial Personality Disorder
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Personality disorder marked by a pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others. In the past these people have been identified as psycopaths or sociopaths
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Borderline Personality Disorder
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Personality disorder marked by patterns of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects. It is also marked by a pattern of impulsivity. They fear separation and changes in external structure and they have marked change in self-image, emotions, behaviors, and thoughts when even very small changes occur in the environment
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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Personality disorder marked by a pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy. They have an inflated sense of self importance
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Dependent Personality Disorder
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Personality disorder marked by a pattern of submissive and clingy behvior related to excessive need to be taken care of. They have difficulty making everyday decisions such as what clothing to wear, whether or not to take an umbrella, or what to have for breakfast
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