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Behavioral Pathology:
ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
Criterion to Define Abnormal Behavior
Statistical Frequency – anything that varies from general, statistical
behavior
Maladaptive/Dysfunctional Behavior
o Alcohol abuse & Drug abuse
DSM-4 TR
Diagnostic tool used address psychological disorders
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→ Anxiety Based Disorders
Anxiety: an EXTREMLY NEGATIVE emotional state
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(1) Acute stress disorder – comes on very quickly and is very INTENSE
and must last at least a month but does not tend to last longer than
that.
→ Psychotic Reactions – when the individual loses contact with reality; inability
to distinguish between what is real and what is not. Exhibiting delusions
(false beliefs) and dysfunction.
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→ Mood Disorders
(A) Major Depressive Disorder: classified as a deep, DEEP form of
depression; deepest and lowest possible state. Learned helplessness
has taken on most extreme form.