Psy 111 1st edition Lecture 33 Current Lecture Abnormal psychology 50 of American are likely to be diagnosed with a mental disorder treatment is not accessible for everyone and this creates a bigger problem Definitions What is abnormal o Mental illness o Affects brain o Can affect they way a person thinks behaves and interacts Abnormal vs Normal o Abnormal behavior is deviant o Abnormal behavior is maladaptive o Deviates from the acceptable in culture and society Interferes with person s ability to survive and function effectively Abnormal behaviors causes personal distress Over a long period of time Causes of abnormal behavior o Biological approach o Medical disease w biological origin Abnormalities in the brain structure Chemical imbalance Genetic predisposition Afflicted individuals are treated as patients Psychological approach Psychodynamic perspective Freud These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Unconscious desires repressed emotions Unresolved conflicts Behavioral and social cognitive perspectives Reinforcers in the environment Example we see a rise in young individuals experience social anxiety disorders wit symptoms of shaming fear of being laughed at and fear of making mistakes cause hypo critical and overprotective parenting Trait perspectives o The broad dimensions of personality traits Sociocultural approach Emphasizes the larger societal context of behavior Social conditions create and environment for psychological disorders Poverty minority status Bio psychosocial model all three variables emphasized give importance to biological causes the importance of parenting the trauma a child has undergone and access to mental care Is mental illness genetic mutation or is it epigenetic changes something we want to be able to answer Types of disorders Anxiety Disorders o Anxiety disorders most prevalent vague fearful thoughts become disruptive 18 1 of adult population o Heart rate hyperactive amygdala sweaty palms o Individual cannot function in their daily lives o Anxiety disorders are associated with low gaba levels which serves to stop you form doing something People with anxiety disorders cannot stop their thoughts o Neglectful planning and lack of attachement and over protective parenting in early development is a cause o Psychological or physiological trauma o Also associated with higher levels of seretonin generalized anxiety disorder chronic excessive worry for 6 months or more palpitations sweating dizziness nausea etc because tyour brain thinks its goging to die because you re engaging flight or fight response phobias affects women more then men persistent irrational fear of something panic disorder once you have a panic attack you don t want to have another and you develop yet another fear and agoraphobia fear of open places included the fear of panic itself recurring episode of overwhelming anxiety fear and or terror accompanied by a pounding heart trembling choking or smothering sensations