Abnormal Psychology: Ivan Pavlov And John B. Watson

All of the perspectives were very interesting but if I had to choose one it would be the behavioral perspective. I found Ivan Pavlov and John B. Watson’s studies extremely interesting. In Abnormal Psychology by Deborah C. Beidel, Cynthia M. Bulik, and Melinda A. Stanley, it talks about Ivan Pavlov’s study on how he noticed his dogs salivating every time he brought out food for them and he paired with a bell until when he only rang the bell the dogs will salivate because they believed food was coming. I like how based off of Pavlov’s study, Watson applied it to humans. He applied it to little Albert which he made him fear white rats by applying loud sounds every time he saw one and eventually was fearful of the rat when just seeing it. I enjoy …show more content…
Normal, Case Study #4 was a junior high school student who was pretty popular just got told by his parents that they were getting a divorce and that he would have to move to a different state with his mom. I rated this a 4 which is Severe dysfunction, mandatory hospitalization is required in a psychiatric facility. I believed this would be best because he is blaming himself for the divorce. He is giving his valuables away and telling all his friends goodbye. His friends have noticed cuts on his arms and saying comments “I wish this would all end” . He is dysfunctional because he is causing distress for himself and others since he is worrying his friends and seems to be harming himself. I believe it would be best if he was under watch at a psychiatric facility to make sure he does not harm himself or commit suicide while speaking to professional who may or may not medicate …show more content…
However, the one Wow moment for me was when I was the Normality Project by Julian James. After seeing all of those people saying if they have seen any people who are normal or not. I now know that there is not really anything saying what normal is let alone is there anyone who can be considered normal. If you think about everyone is unique and special in their own way. Everyone is different and to others, they may even be abnormal. For example, look at all the different cultures around the world if we took one person from each culture and put them in the same room. They would probably think that the other people are odd or dress funny and may even think there is something wrong with them. Take an example from the book said a girl came from the Philippines and used to sleep with her grandmother which the teacher believe she was having separation anxiety. In her culture that is normal to sleep with grandmother however in other cultures, it is considered odd. I believe it is amazing how people think and what one person thinks is normal may not be normal to everyone