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Describing Abnormal Behavior
Systematic observations, psychological tests, psychological history, interviews w/ related others.
Explaining Abnormal Behavior
Identify its causes and determine how they led to the described behavior
Predicting Abnormal Behavior
Predicting current and future behavior based on the identification of the sources of person’s problems.
Controlling Abnormal Behavior
Via prescribed therapy or intervention or advocate work in public policies. ...
Multicultural Perspectives
All behaviors, whether normal or abnormal, originate from a cultural context. ...
Cultural Relativism: the expression and determination of abnormal behavior stemmed from lifestyles, cultural values, and worldviews. ...
3 vantage points from which to judge a person’s mental health; that of:
-society
-the individual
-the mental health professional
THE DSM-IV DEFINITION
Abnormal behavior is “a clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern that occurs in an individual and that is associated with present distress (e.
Approximate Word count = 924
Approximate Pages = 3.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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