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Abnormal Psychology

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Abnormal behavior is a psychological dysfunction that is associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typical or culturally expected.
Psychological dysfunction refers to a breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning
Prototype when most or all symptoms that experts would agree are part of the disorder are present
Psychopathology the scientific study of psychological disorders.
Clinical Psychologist and Counseling psychologist receive the Ph.D., doctor of philosophy, degree and follow a course of graduate-level study, which prepares them to conduct research into the causes and treatment of psychological disorders and to diagnose, assess, and treat these disorders.
Psychiatrists first earn an M.D. degree in medical school and then specialize in psychiatry during residency training that lasts 3 to 4 years
Psychiatric social workers typically earn a master’s degree in social work as they develop expertise in collecting information relevant to the social and family situation of the individual with a psychological disorder.
Psychiatric nurses have advanced degrees and specialize in the care and treatment of patients with psychological disorders, usually in hospitals as part of a team.
Marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors typically spend 1 to 2 years earning a master’s degree and are employed to provide clinical services by hospitals or clinics.
Scientist practitioners take a scientific approach to their clinical work
Clinical description the unique combination of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that make up a specific disorder.
Prevalence how many people in the population as a whole have the disorder
incidence Statistics on how many new cases occur during a given period, such as a year
Sex ratio what percentage of males and females has the disorder
Course most disorders follow a particular pattern
Chronic course tend to last a long time.
Episodic course individual is likely to recover within a few months only to suffer a recurrence of the disorder.
Time limited course will improve without treatment in a relatively short period with little or no risk of recurrence.
Acute onset begin suddenly
Insidious onset develop gradually over an extended period
Prognosis The anticipated course of a disorder
Developmental psychopathology changes in behavior over time
Life span developmental psychopathology Study of abnormal behavior across the entire age span
Etiology why a disorder begins and includes biological, psychological, and social dimensions.
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