ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

• a psychological dysfunction within an individual associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typical or culturally expected.

  psychological disorder
• 1 4D's Of Psychological Disorder

  Psychological dysfunction

  distressed or Impairment

  Dangerousness
• refers to a breakdown in cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functioning.

  Psychological dysfunction
• individual is extremely upset and cannot function properly

  distress
• one's functioning is considered as impaired if it hinders and obstructs one's life extremely.

  impairment
• deviates from the social norm of the culture

  deviance
• behavior is disordered if you are violating social norms, even if a number of people are sympathetic of your POV.

  deviance
• He uses the shorthand definition of harmful dysfunction

  Jerome Wakefield
• a relatics concept that is also useful is to determine whether the behavior is out of the individual's control (something the person doesn't want to do.)

  Jerome Wakefield
• behavioral, psychological, or biological dysfunctions that are unexpected in their cultural context and associated with present distress and impairment in functioning, or increased risk of suffering, death, pain, or impairment

  Psychological disorder
• it's the scientific study of psychological disorders.

  psychopathology
• Ph. D., Ed. D., or psy. D and follow a course of a graduate - level study lasting approximately 5 years, which prepares them to conduct research into the causes and treatment of psychological disorders and to diagnoses,asses, and treat these disorders

  Clinical Psychologist
• usually concentrate on more severe psychological disorders.

  Clinical Psychologist
• tend to study and treat adjustment and vocational issues encountered by relatively healthy individuals

  counseling psychologist
• often focus on clinical training and de-emphasize or eliminate reasearch training

  Psy.D.
• concentrate on investigating the basic determinants of behavior but do not assess or treat psychological disorders.

  experimental & social Psychologists
• investigate the nature and causes of psychological disorders, often from a biological point of view; make diagnosis; and offer treatments.

  Psychiatrists
• they emphasize drug or other biological treatments, most use psychosocial treatments as well.

  psychiatrists
• master's degree in social work: they have expertise In collecting information relevant to the social and Family situation of the individual

  Psychiatric social workers
• They alsotreat disorders often concentrating on Family problems associated with them

  Psychiatric social workers
• specialize in the care treatment of patients with psychological disorders, usually in hospitals as apart of a treatment team

  psychiatric Nurses
• they provide clinical services by hospitals or clinics, usually under the supervision of a doctoral- level clinician

  marriage & Family therapists and MH counselors