Abnormal Psychology – Chapter 3 Essay Question: After reading this chapter which theory/model of the cause of psychological abnormality makes the most sense to you and why? It is my understanding that the biological model best explains the probable cause of psychological abnormalities. The biological model is widely respected because it is often traceable. That is‚ certain technologies have allowed scientists to measure and‚ in many cases‚ interpret the biochemical and electrochemical communication
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Name Chua Mu Fen Kelda Student No. 32510115 Unit Code PSY 213 Unit Name Abnormal Psychology Class Code PSY 213 B Local Lecturer’s name Miss Mel Cheang Assignment No. (ie. 1‚2‚3) or ‘short answer’ 1 – Essay ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET (INDIVIDUAL) Please complete and attach this form to your assignment. All assignments must be submitted to lecturer on the stipulated submission date. The ‘Acknowledgement Slip’ portion will be date stamped and returned to the student. Your assignment should meet the
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Name: Reinaldo George Professor: Mrs. Silvermane Course: Abnormal Psychology Date: Wednesday 20th August‚ 2014 What was it about his death that has brought so much attention to people and the media? Anytime a celebrity of high status like Robin Williams dies‚ it is going to gain massive media attention. Recent news of his suicide has shaken many people to their core‚ causing mass shock that can be felt around the world. Ever since word of his death hit the newswire‚ interest in Robin Williams
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Abnormal Psychology Case Report 1 Patient’s Name: Algernon Greyson Evaluator: Deleted Date of Evaluation: 25 April 2011 1. Purpose for Evaluation: This is the first inpatient admission for this 19 year old‚ single‚ white male who is a student at UW Madison. He was admitted due to abnormal psychological symptoms with possible danger of starving himself to death. The purpose for the current evaluation is to identify and clarify the nature of the patient’s underlying psychological symptoms
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ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY: MOOD DISORDERS A mood disorder is the term given for a group of diagnoses in the DSM IV TR classification system where a disturbance in the person ’s emotional mood is hypothesised to be the main underlying feature. The classification is known as mood (affective) disorders in ICD 10. English psychiatrist Henry Maudsley proposed an overarching category of affective disorder. The term was then replaced by mood disorder‚ as the latter term refers to the underlying or longitudinal
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Stephanie Quinn April 2‚ 2012 Abnormal Psychology Dr. Azar Dickens Diagnostic Evaluation Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer Born on May 21‚ 1960 Date of evaluation: 1992 sometime before the trial Background Information: Jeffrey Dahmer was a sex offender and serial killer mainly between the years 1978 and 1991. He is well known for his severely atypical behaviors. Among his outward manners that are recognized as abnormal are paraphilia-specifically necrophilia and sexual sadism
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Question 1 Because people who are manic have very elevated moods‚ a new test for mania includes questions about how happy the person feels and how often he or she laughs. This test has: Answers: A. face validity. B. construct validity. C. concurrent validity. D. content validity. Question 2 Which category of clinical tests tends to have the best standardization‚ reliability‚ and validity? Answers: A. projective tests B. response inventories C. personality inventories
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BULIMIA NERVOSA IN MEN PSYCHODYNAMIC EXPLANATION MIQUELA WILSON UMUC Definition Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder in which a person alternates binge eating (usually of high calorie foods) with purging (vomiting or laxative use)‚ fasting or excessive exercise. It may also be triggered by a weight loss diet. (Myers‚ 2013) According to (Crandall‚ 1988) Binge-purge eaters eat the way some people with alcohol dependence drink in spurts‚ sometime influenced by friends who are bingeing. Psychodynamic
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Abnormal Psychology Rumnation and Depression Rumination is defined as the “engagement in contemplation or reflection. It also can be equivocally understood by going over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly.” However‚ depression on the other hand is “a state of unhappiness and hopelessness that can lead up to a lack of energy‚ inability to sleep‚ and‚ sometimes‚ suicidal tendencies.” After the dissection of these denotations‚ individuals can conclude that
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| MeSH | D001068 | Eating disorders are conditions defined by abnormal eating habits that may involve either insufficient or excessive food intake to the detriment of an individual’s physical and mental health. Bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa are the most common specific forms in the United Kingdom.[1] Other types of eating disorders include binge eating disorder and eating disorder not otherwise specified. Bulimia nervosa is a disorder characterized by binge eating and purging. Purging can
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