In reflecting on the above outlined competency, I found myself thinking, without the existence of abnormal human behavior, my life would not have been as interesting as it currently is. Throughout my adolescent years, primarily through observing others consistently, I was able to develop a profound interest and dedicated pensive thoughts into understanding the cognition and behaviors of human beings. As such, I would spend hours weekly, trying to understand why individuals think differently, seek to formulate reasons behind their actions, how they problem solved and just the interactional dynamics employed by individuals in varying settings. Accordingly, when it was time to pursue the course Abnormal psychology both as an undergraduate and graduate student, I was very anxious, intrigued, ecstatic and elated as I often consider it my most preferred psychology course. The study of Abnormal human behavior focuses on unusual patterns of thinking, emotions and behaviors that are generally associated with mental disorders and dates back to the Stone age period. Abnormal psychology, is described as the field that seeks to study the causes and possible treatments of mental disorders.
In my critical annotation of the book “Essentials of Abnormal Psychology” I reflected on the historical and scientific considerations to abnormal psychology. In looking at the historical development of abnormal behavior, a supernatural, biological and psychological model have all been purported in the
Then, for each term, provide a specific example of when it (e.g., distress) would be considered “normal” and, separately, an example of when it would be considered “abnormal”. Last, explain why is it important to understand this distinction.
Abnormality can be defined differently by different people. What one person considers abnormal may not be for another. I personally ask myself this question all the time, am I a normal person? Are my actions OK or normal based on what others are doing? I tend
Abnormal Behavior as its own discourse community.
Introduction:
In order to fully understand Psychology as a discourse community, I have decided to research the Abnormal behavior branch; which is a study in the psychology field. I will then correlate that information to that of the psychology discourse community. Which will allow me to not only evaluate the Abnormal behavior branch, using both Swales and Pratt’s texts. Finally, I will most likely come to the conclusion based on my research, that
and personalities shaped by their external environment. In our society, we are exposed to certain behaviors which shape our personality as we become adults. The theory specifies that infants are brought into this world having no knowledge of the “outside world.” They are taken from the comfort of their mother’s womb, and forced to adapt to the daily life of the individual they choose to become. Humans were at one point considered ‘innocent,’ thus the theory called IUP (Innocent Until Proven...).
The general definition of abnormality is deviating from the standard or usual norm, while disorder is the state of confusion. With such as ambiguous definition there is no one clear way sources of thoughts, as both high IQ and low IQ qualify as abnormal under this definition, however if one has high IQ it calls for celebration and honour, while with low IQ it leads to a state of worry.
This leads me to how diverse the world has become, another example is that of social-cultural and in part of Ghana
The captivity of wild animals has been a highly debated topic for many years. Zoos and aquariums are huge attractions and can be found all over the world. Movies such as Black Fish and Unlocking the Cage showcase some of the troubling behaviors animals in captivity portray. Advocates for animal rights can use these movies to push their agenda and people who oppose these films say they are forms of propaganda. The fact of the matter is that it does not matter what side of the argument that you are
The field of criminology has been slow to give credit to biological theories of deviant behavior. Criminology was mainly in the field of the social science approach to crime as developed in sociology, it was pure sociology without any biology or psychology. One reason for this is because biological theories the link between biology and crime is not clear and biology on behavior of any kind is more often the result of an interaction among genetic, hormonal and other biological features of an individual
Sexual deviance is a type of behavior an individual has when they present characteristics where sex is always on their mind. Individuals that are sexual deviance not only think about sexual activities all the time, but unusual ways to perform sexual activities. This situation can sometimes be a behavior that is out of the norm. However, there are some people that have their own perception about this behavior, and think it is normal. Sexual Deviance can either be a social or justice related issue
muscle in three patients, indicating normal blood flow. There are defects in uptake (arrows) with mental arithmetic and exercise, and these changes can be accompanied by ECG changes of oxygen lack to the muscle = ischemia = angina. N = normal; AB = abnormal (Modified from Deanfield et al. (1984) Silent myocardial ischaemia due to mental stress. Lancet 2:1003. With permission from Elsevier)
Stress and Brain Functioning
As mentioned earlier, glucocorticoid production is
nurture is the cause for criminal behavior. However, research has stated that it is more often an interaction between genes and the environment that predicts criminal behavior (Jones, 2005). Through a biological perspective, it is determined that criminal behavior is due to genetics and/or neurological conducts. It concludes that criminals are born due to their criminal traits being passed down through genetic or chromosomal mutation. Another explanation of criminal behavior within the biological perspective
coincidentally I woke up the next morning not feeling well, convinced that I somehow had been infected with the dreaded disease.
Given the discussion on adolescence in our text, the standards for adult activities do somewhat coincide with what we know about human development (Cacioppo & Fregberg, 2013 ). Limiting access to many activities based on age is advisable considering the cognitive development of adolescents