ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
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TYPES
1. Statistical deviation 2. Violation of cultural standards 3. Maladaptive behavior 4. Emotional distress 5. Legal (impaired judgment and lack of self-control) • ANXIETY DISORDERS 1. General anxiety disorder - chronic anxiety 2. Phobia - fear of specific situation, activity or thing 3. Obsessive-compulsive disorder a. Obsessions - recurrent thoughts b. Compulsion - repetitive behaviors • MOOD DISORDERS - (DEPRESSION & MANIA) 1. Causes a. Biological (brain chemistry) b. Social (life situations) c. Attachment (disturbed relationships) d. Cognitive (maladaptive thoughts) • PERSONALITY DISORDERS 1. Paranoid - excessive suspiciousness 2. Narcissistic - exaggerated sense of self-importance 3. Antisocial - lack of social emotions • DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS - Amnesia, Multiple personality • SOMATOFORM DISORDERS - take the form of physical disorders • PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS 1. Schizophrenia - bizarre delusions, hallucinations, severe emotional problems, withdrawal a. Family dynamics - distorted patterns of communication b. Biological - brain disease(s) or abnormalities in neurotransmitters c. Stress - combination of heredity and stress 2. Organic brain disorders - i.e. diseases, brain injury |
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