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Abnormal Psych
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
02/01/2012

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Term

Abnormal Psychology

(Psychopathology)

Definition
Study of causes and progressions of psychological disorders.
Term
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER
Definition
causing signigicant:personal distress, impairment in daily life, risk of harm; and behaviour, thought or emotions which are unusual for the context or culuture from which they arise
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DISTRESS
Definition
Anguish or suffering
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IMPAIRMENT
Definition
Significant reduction in ones ability to function in some area of life : school, work, relationships
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PSYCHOSIS
Definition
Impaired ability to percieve reality to the extent that normal functioning is impossible
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HALLUCINATIONS
Definition
Sensations (auditory, visual, olfactory, or gustatory) which apear real but they are not
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DELUSIONS
Definition
Persistant false beliefs that are held despite evidence that the beliefs are incorrect or exaggerate reality
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CULTURE
Definition
shared norms and values of a society (each society difines its own norms)
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BEHAVIORISM
Definition

Scientific account which focused on observable behaviors and learning theories.

(treatment based on learning)

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COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
Definition

Scientific account which focused on individual thinking processes (mental disorders arise from faulty thought)

(Treatment by changing dysfunctional thoughts and beliefs)

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ETIOLOGY
Definition
Factors that lead a person to develop a psychological disorder.
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