2. Identify a behavior that is considered unusual or abnormal in your own culture; however, it would be considered normal and expected in another culture. Answer 1. Just because something is atypical or unusual does not mean it is disordered. A person may experience atypical inner experiences ...
The importance of interest in learning has long been recognized. Considering the beneficial effects of situational interest (e.g., its potential to develop
Psychological disorder: Pattern of behavior or experience that is distressing and painful to the person. Leads to disability or impairment in important life domains. Abnormal psychology: Study of mental disorders, including thought disorders, emotional disorders, and personality disorders. Statistical defini...
Obesity is a term that, well, carries a lot of weight, because of varying cultural norms and stigmas about body size and shape. But for the purposes of this guide, we’ll focus on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) definition of obesity: abnormal or excessive fat accumulation in th...
In the non-clinical sample of women, dissociative experiences were associated with abnormal eating attitudes and behavior, even after controlling for other forms of psychopathology; furthermore, dissociation mediated the relationships between abnormal eating and sexual abuse, abnormal eating and emotional ...
paranoid and believing there's someone who's going to shoot you around the corner is not considered as normal or as acceptable or adaptive behavior. So, the context in which you exhibit a particular behavior also can heavily influence whether it gets labeled by others as normal or abnormal. ...
I have always been troubled by labels such as “normal”, and its opposite, “abnormal”, particularly when applied to mental health and personality. I am glad that it is no longer fashionable to talk about “abnormal psychology”, the preferred term being “psychopathology”. (You wouldn’t...
The mental health of students has become one of the top concerns in higher education. The number of students reporting distress and seeking services has dramatically increased, and colleges and universities are struggling to address these challenges. A r
I know adrenaline is what your body uses for 'fight or flight' but is it always involuntary? I heard there are some, very rare people who can access their adrenaline at will. Personally I think that's false but I'd just like to make sure. Also does adrenaline hurt you in anyway?
much a disease as is cancer and should be thought of in the same way. There's a whole field of abnormal psychology of tremendous scope. We've already discussed many mental illnesses in the context of other things. So, for instance, we talked about amnesia in the context of memory and ...