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PSY341 Abnormal-Ch1
PSY341 Abnormal-Ch1 Historical Context
Question | Answer |
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Psychological Disorder | "Harmful Dysfunction" ; Psychological Dysfuntion, Personal Distress, Evidenc of Deviance, & may involve Danger to self/others |
Psychological Dysfunction: | Breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning |
Personal Distress: | Difficulty performing appropriate and expected roles; impairment is set in context of person's background |
Abnormal Behavior: | Psychological Dysfunctioning associated w distress or impairment in functioning that is not atypical or a culturally expected response. |
DSM-IV-TR | The Diagnostic & Statistical Manual |
Presenting Problem | Original complaint reported by the client to the therapist |
Clinical Description | The combination of behaviors, thoughts, & feelings of an individual that make up a particular disorder; Onset, Course, & Prognosis. |
Psychopathology | the scientific study of psychological disorders |
Onset of a disorder can be: | Acute or Insidious |
Course of a disorder can be: | Episodic, Time-Limited, or Chronic |
Prognosis of a disorder can be: | Good or Guarded. |
Treatment Outcome Research | Studies designed to test whether a certain type of therapy is effective in treating a certain problem. |
Historical Conceptions include: | Supernatural, Biological, Psychological |
Hippocrates viewed abnormal behavior as: | A physical disease |
Galen developed the _____ theory. | Humoral |
Galenic-Hippocratic Tradition linked abnormality with: | |
Transference issues arise with _____ theory. | Psychoanalytic. |
Abraham Maslow & Carl Rogers are part of the _____ theory. | Humanistic. |
In humanistic theory, the therapist conveys: | Empathy & Unconditional Positive Regard. |
Joseph Wolpe developed: | Systematic Desensitization. |