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Chapter 11: Abnormal Psychology


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Chapter 11: Abnormal Psychology

  1. Dimensions of Abnormality
    1. Defining Abnormality
      1. Statistical prevalence
      2. Maladaptiveness and Harmfulness
      3. Personal discomfort
      4. Cultural influences
    2. The Origins of Abnormal Behavior
      1. The Biological Approach
      2. The Psychological Approaches
      3. The Sociocultural Approach
    3. Prevalence Estimates
      1. Gender Prevalence
      2. Ethnicity, Socioeconomic, and Cultural Factors
      3. Interactionist Approaches
    4. Classifying Abnormal Behavior
      1. Advantages and Disadvantages of Diagnosis
      2. Using the DSM-IV
        1. Clinical disorders
        2. Personality Disorders/Developmental Problems
        3. General Medical Conditions
        4. Psychosocial and Environmental Problems
        5. Global Assessment of Functioning
      3. The Controversy Surrounding the DSM-IV
  2. Diagnostic Categories of Mental Disorders
    1. Anxiety disorders
      1. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
      2. Panic Disorder
      3. Phobic Disorders
      4. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
      5. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
    2. Somatoform Disorders
      1. Hypochondriasis
      2. Conversion Disorder
    3. Dissociative Disorders
      1. Amnesia and Fugue
      2. Dissociative Identity Disorder
    4. Mood Disorders
      1. Major Depression
      2. Bipolar Disorder
      3. Suicide
      4. Explanations of Mood Disorders
        1. Psychoanalytic explanations
        2. cognitive and learning explanations
        3. biogenic explanations
        4. Sociocultural explanations
    5. Schizophrenic Disorders
      1. Characteristics of schizophrenic disorders
      2. Forms of schizophrenic disorders
        1. disorganized schizophrenia
        2. catatonic schizophrenia
        3. paranoid schizophrenia
        4. undifferentiated schizophrenia
      3. Explanations of Schizophrenia
        1. genetic factors
        2. neurobiological factors
        3. environmental factors
        4. Sociocultural factors
    6. Personality Disorders
      1. Schizotypal Personality disorder
      2. Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
      3. borderline personality disorder
      4. Antisocial personality disorder
    7. Substance Use Disorders
  3. Legal Aspects of Mental Disorders
    1. Commitment and Dangerousness
    2. Criminal Responsibility
      1. The Insanity Defense
      2. Determining Competency

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