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Perspectives: What causes
abnormal behavior?
No one is wholly correct; rather a
combination of aspects from the
perspectives
Psychoanalytic
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Internal conflicts, repression of ideas and
feelings that result in abnormal symptoms.
Humanistic
Failure to strive to one’s full potential.
 Conscious objection of ones’ own nature.
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Cognitive
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Misperceptions and misinterpretations lead
to Abnormal Behavior.
Behavioral
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All observable actions are learned.
 Irrational
thought and behaviors are
reinforced.
Socio-Cultural
Dysfunctional society
 Society and culture define what is normal
behavior.
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Biomedical
Abnormal brain function.
 Chemical imbalance.
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Anxiety Disorders
…a person is unexplainably and
continuously tense and uneasy.
Anxiety Disorders
http://www.webmd.com/balance/video/far
rell-anxiety-disorder-family
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 http://www.healthyplace.com/psychological-
tests/gad-test-generalized-anxiety-disorder/
Generalized Anxiety Disorder:
Engages our anticipation of future events.
 Hard to identify what is causing anxiety
 Anxiety feels like:
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 Jitters,
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muscle tension; sleeplessness
Freud- free floating.
Panic Disorder:
Takes anxiety to the extreme.
 May escalate into a “panic attack”.

 Inability
to breathe, hear palpitations,
trembling, choking sensation…
Why- people fear the fear.
 Video
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Phobias:
…are focused anxiety on a specific object,
activity or situation.
 …are irrational fears that disrupt behavior.
 Phobia List Online
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Anxiety Disorders
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Common and uncommon fears
OCD:
…so persistant that they interfere with the
way we live.
 2-3% of population suffer
 Usually begins in late teens.
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Dissociate Disorders
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Dissociative Disorders
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conscious awareness becomes separated
(dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and
feelings
Article
 Video
 Take a test
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http://www.healthyplace.com/psychologicaltests/dissociative-experiences-scale/
Personality Disorders
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Personality Disorders
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disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring
behavior patterns that impair social functioning
usually without anxiety, depression, or delusions
http://www.videojug.com/interview/paranoidpersonality-disorder
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http://www.healthyplace.com/psychological-tests/borderlinepersonality-disorder-test/
Mood Disorders
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emotional extremes
 Major
Depressive
 Bipolar
http://www.webmd.com/video/seasonalaffective-disorder-one-womans-struggle
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 http://www.healthyplace.com/psychological-
tests/mood-disorder-questionnaire-mdq/
Schizophrenia
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Schizophrenia
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literal translation “split mind”
a group of severe disorders
characterized by:
disorganized and delusional thinking
 disturbed perceptions
 inappropriate emotions and actions
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Schizophrenic Disorder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkB2C
GL769o
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
 http://www.healthyplace.com/psychological-
tests/schizophrenia-screening-test/
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Video 14 minutes
Somatoform Disorders
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mental illnesses that cause bodily
symptoms, including pain. The symptoms
can't be traced back to any physical cause.
And they are not the result of substance
abuse or another mental illness.
 Sometimes
 Video
link
referred to as Conversion Disorder