Perspectives: What Perspectives: What causes abnormal causes abnormal

behavior?behavior?No one is wholly correct; No one is wholly correct; rather a combination of rather a combination of

aspects from the perspectives aspects from the perspectives

PsychoanalyticPsychoanalytic

Internal conflicts, repression of ideas Internal conflicts, repression of ideas and feelings that result in abnormal and feelings that result in abnormal symptoms.symptoms.

HumanisticHumanistic

Failure to strive to one’s full Failure to strive to one’s full potential.potential.

Conscious objection of ones’ own Conscious objection of ones’ own nature.nature.

CognitiveCognitive

Misperceptions and Misperceptions and misinterpretations lead to Abnormal misinterpretations lead to Abnormal Behavior.Behavior.

BehavioralBehavioral

All observable actions are learned.All observable actions are learned.Irrational thought and behaviors are Irrational thought and behaviors are

reinforced.reinforced.

Socio-CulturalSocio-Cultural

Dysfunctional societyDysfunctional societySociety and culture define what is Society and culture define what is

normal behavior.normal behavior.

BiomedicalBiomedical

Abnormal brain function.Abnormal brain function.Chemical imbalance.Chemical imbalance.

Anxiety DisordersAnxiety Disorders

……a person is unexplainably a person is unexplainably and continuously tense and and continuously tense and

uneasy.uneasy.

Anxiety DisordersAnxiety Disorders

http://www.webmd.com/balance/video/farrell-anxiety-disorder-family

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder:Generalized Anxiety Disorder:

Engages our anticipation of future Engages our anticipation of future events.events.

Hard to identify what is causing Hard to identify what is causing anxietyanxiety

Anxiety feels like:Anxiety feels like:Jitters, muscle tension; sleeplessnessJitters, muscle tension; sleeplessness

Freud- free floating.Freud- free floating.

Panic Disorder:Panic Disorder:

Takes anxiety to the extreme.Takes anxiety to the extreme.May escalate into a “panic attack”.May escalate into a “panic attack”.

Inability to breathe, hear palpitations, Inability to breathe, hear palpitations, trembling, choking sensation…trembling, choking sensation…

Why- people fear the fear.Why- people fear the fear.Video

Phobias:Phobias:

……are focused anxiety on a specific are focused anxiety on a specific object, activity or situation.object, activity or situation.

……are irrational fears that disrupt are irrational fears that disrupt behavior.behavior.

Phobia List Online

Anxiety DisordersAnxiety Disorders Common and uncommon fearsCommon and uncommon fears

OCD:OCD:

……so persistant that they interfere so persistant that they interfere with the way we live.with the way we live.

2-3% of population suffer2-3% of population sufferUsually begins in late teens.Usually begins in late teens.

Dissociate DisordersDissociate Disorders

Dissociative DisordersDissociative Disorders conscious awareness becomes separated conscious awareness becomes separated

(dissociated) from previous memories, (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelingsthoughts, and feelings

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Personality DisordersPersonality Disorders

Personality DisordersPersonality Disorders disorders characterized by inflexible and disorders characterized by inflexible and

enduring behavior patterns that impair social enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioningfunctioning

usually without anxiety, depression, or usually without anxiety, depression, or delusionsdelusions

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Mood DisordersMood Disorders

emotional extremesemotional extremesMajor DepressiveMajor DepressiveBipolarBipolar

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SchizophreniaSchizophrenia

SchizophreniaSchizophrenia literal translation “split mind”literal translation “split mind” a group of severe disorders a group of severe disorders

characterized by:characterized by: disorganized and delusional thinkingdisorganized and delusional thinking disturbed perceptionsdisturbed perceptions inappropriate emotions and actionsinappropriate emotions and actions

Schizophrenic DisorderSchizophrenic Disorder

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Somatoform DisordersSomatoform Disorders

mental illnesses that cause bodily mental illnesses that cause bodily symptoms, including symptoms, including pain. The . The symptoms can't be traced back to symptoms can't be traced back to any physical cause. And they are not any physical cause. And they are not the result of substance abuse or the result of substance abuse or another another mental illness..Sometimes referred to as Sometimes referred to as Conversion Conversion

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