Abnormal psychology

Neuropsychologist: The Brain Manufacturer HAHAHA! Arms and legs rage uncontrollably just above the white bed, that is contained within a lifeless white room. The two white demented powers of observation produce fear in his family. It was only a matter of time that his twinkling white smile goes from soothing to terrifying for his lovely wife. Loud laughter lives with his new life thanks to the repeated episodes of gelastic epilepsy. This condition produces seizures, which interrupt so heavily…

of Psychology Psychology is a diverse field of study that one could find hundreds of reasons for taking this course. I had multiple reasons for taking course, I have always been interested in psychology and throughout the years I have done more and more research in it. When I started college I chose to major in psychology because it is currently what I like to learn about but I am still not sure if it is what I want to stick with. This course is a way for me to gauge what parts of psychology I…

locate yourself on the map, you next have to mentally rotate the map or yourself to decide which route to take. This is the phenomenon known as mental rotation. It has been studied numerous times throughout the history of perceptual and cognitive psychology, but contributing factors to how it occurs continues to come back into question. Many experiments…

Learning about Animal and People Minds Ever since I can remember I have been interested in and fascinated by animals. It is possible that my love for animals came from watching Disney movies such as The Lion King and One Hundred and One Dalmatians. My curiosity increased when I read Temple Grandin’s book Animals in Translation. Grandin discusses how animals think and communicate by using examples such as what melanin does in the brain (78). I have also grown up with animals throughout my life…

The movie I chose for my analysis was Dead Poets Society. One of my favorite movies of all time and an incredible one to psychologically analyze. I imagine you have already seen this (who hasn’t) but spoiler alert just in case. Abnormal Behavior: One of the main characters in Dead Poets Society is Todd Anderson. Todd’s main features seem to be his quiet nature and shyness but this is too limiting. A more thorough look into his character reveals signs for both social anxiety disorder (SAD)…

Another definition of Abnormal comes from Deviation from social norms. Each culture and society has standards that they see as acceptable behaviour. They are ways of behaving that are expected in a society according to the majority. Members of a society or culture who do not behave or think like the majority and break these norms are often seen as abnormal. With this definition, an individual thinking or behaviour is classed as abnormal if it contradicts or violates the unwritten rules about…

teeth. In the 1960’s positive theorist claimed, that criminal conduct result in abnormal chromosomes. The XYY theory argued that violent male criminal have an abnormal XYY chromosome, while XY is the normal pattern in males (Positive Theory, 2011) Researchers later discovered that this theory was false and that criminal had normal chromosomes and that non-criminals had abnormal chromosomes. Philippe Rushton, Psychology Professor at the University of Western Ontario wrote a book called,…

six different models of abnormality. Those six are the biological, behavioral, psychodynamic, cognitive, humanistic-existential, and sociocultural models of abnormality. Each model takes a look at different approaches one can have to be considered abnormal. For example, the biological model of abnormality states that, “a full understanding of thoughts, emotions and behavior must therefore include and understanding of their biological basis” (Comer, 49). Freud, a famous psychodynamic theorist…

sociocultural, biological, and humanistic. Specifically, the two models that are the most important to look at would the biological and humanistic perspectives. Biological theorists, over many years, have shown some of the strongest evidence against abnormal behavior, whereas the humanistic theorists have some of the weakest. Though both have some strengths and weakness, the biological and humanistic models of abnormality…

looking at a branch of psychology called abnormal psychology. When looking at this branch of psychology, one must look at the psychological definition of abnormal behavior. When looking for a psychological definition the most common place to look is the Diagnostic and Statistical Model or the DSM. The DSM is currently on the fifth version, DSM 5, and does include a definition of abnormal behavior. There are four components that are found in the DSM that are associated with abnormal behavior.…