Intro Psych

substantial deviation from what is typical

generally considers what is abnormal is a deviation from expected standard (cultural norm)

if a person is unhappy with their behavior, then it is not normal

To be insane. Inability to control your own behavior

in some way possessed (ex. salem witch trials)

medical treatment, Prescriptions or surgery

Disorders could be coming from intense conflicts

a person's problems is with their behavior. When a person is acting strange, you do not know what is going on in the mind

Prevents growth/happinesss/fulfillment

Problems the person has, realizing that some of our problems do not mesh with that of the social world

terms that were brought in by freud

fear and phobias are different. phobic response is an intense irrational fear. Expression of it seems disconnected of what would be a logical cause

obsession = thought. Compulsion = action

intense and very persistent feelings of anxiety with feelings of helplessness. people with PTSD often feel responsible for actions that are beyond their control

Hysterical Illness

becoming nobody, Memory failure, production of confused identity

becoming somebody else, somewhere else

becoming lots of people

Past event --> depression --> negative views "symptom"

cause of depression

Negative views: World, Themselves, Future

learned helplessness

Non-Contingent positive reinforcement

Perception,Cognition, Emotion, Behavior

"not good"

Disorganized, catatonic, paranoid, undifferntiated, residual

hallucinations and delusions, little intellectual impairment, Good response to anti-psychotic meds (too much dopamine), rapid onset

Blunted emotions, intellectual impairment, brain abnormalities, social withdrawl, Gradual onset, poor "prognosis"

thought up by freud

Rogers. Client centered, asks whats wrong, what person wants done about it.

Gestalt, larger view of phenomenal therapy

Ellis, Aggressive, verbally brutal. looks at how people think, not what they do.

Jones, Classic condtioning, Instrumental, Conditioning

Freud, ID (pleasure principle), Ego (reality principle), Superego, Neurosis (ID-Ego unconscious conflict)

free association

Resistance, Transference, Catharsis

to provide insightful interpretations not judgements. Insights can be achieved through analysis of the patients past history

partial overlap. Gives goals to be something

Rational Emotive therapy. Abnormal behavior is stupid and irrational and results from the erroneous belief that: Our unhappiness is caused by others, We should be liked by everybody, we should be perfect, we are responsible for others

cattell - 16 factors. eysenck - 3 factors. both sophisticated measurement