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Chapter 11: Abnormal Psychology


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Chapter 11: Abnormal Psychology

  1. Identify the variety of approaches used to define abnormality.
  2. Describe the following causes of abnormal behavior: biological factors, psychological factors, and sociocultural factors.
  3. Discuss the importance of gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic factors in abnormal behavior.
  4. Describe the purpose and content of the DSM-IV and the controversies surrounding its use.
  5. Identify the following anxiety disorders: generalized anxiety, panic, phobic, obsessive-compulsive, and post-traumatic stress.
  6. Contrast the following somatoform disorders: hypochondriasis and conversion disorder.
  7. Distinguish among amnesia, fugue, and dissociative identity disorder.
  8. Distinguish between the following mood disorders: major depression and bipolar disorder.
  9. Identify the factors that are involved in suicide.
  10. Explain the causes of mood disorders from the following perspectives: psychoanalytic, cognitive and learning, biogenetic, and sociocultural.
  11. Discuss the characteristics of schizophrenic disorders.
  12. Distinguish among the following types of schizophrenic disorders: disorganized, catatonic, paranoid, and undifferentiated.
  13. Discuss the role of genetic, neurobiological, environmental, and sociocultural factors in schizophrenia.
  14. Describe the characteristics of individuals experiencing the following personality disorders: schizotypal, obsessive-compulsive, borderline, and antisocial.
  15. Discuss the characteristics of those experiencing substance-use disorders.
  16. Discuss the following legal aspects of mental disorders: civil commitment, criminal commitment, insanity, and competency.

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