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How Do We Define Abnormal Psychology * Criteria for Determining Abnormality Unusual behavior Violating social norms Personal distress Maladaptive behavior Dangerous behavior Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Lifetime and Past-Year Prevalence of Psychological Disorders * Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

How Do We Define Abnormal Psychology * Cultural Bases of Abnormal Behavior Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior * The Demonological Model Trephining Origins of the Medical Model Humors Medieval Times Exorcism Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior * Witchcraft Malleus Maleficarum Asylums Bedlam The Reform Movement and Moral Therapy Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior * A Step Backward Warehoused The Community Mental Health Movement Deinstitutionalization Phenothiazines Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior * Contemporary Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior Biological perspective Dementia praecox General paresis Psychological perspective Hypnosis and Hysteria Psychodynamic model Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior * Contemporary Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior Sociocultural perspective Biopsychosocial perspective Interactionist model Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Research Methods In Abnormal Psychology * Description, Explanation, Prediction, and Control The Scientific Method Formulating a research question Forming a hypothesis Testing the hypothesis Drawing conclusions Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Research Methods In Abnormal Psychology * Ethics in Research Informed consent Debriefing Confidentiality Naturalistic-Observation Method Unobtrusive Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Research Methods In Abnormal Psychology * Correlation Variables Positive correlation Negative correlation Longitudinal study Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Research Methods In Abnormal Psychology * The Experimental Method Causal relationship Independent variables Dependant variables Experimental and control subjects Controlling for subject expectancies Blind subjects Placebo Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Research Methods In Abnormal Psychology * The Experimental Method Experimental validity Internal validity External validity Epidemiological Method Survey method Incidence Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Research Methods In Abnormal Psychology * Epidemiological Method Sample Population Population Sample Random sample Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Research Methods In Abnormal Psychology * Kinship Studies Genetics Genes Polygenic Chromosomes Genotype Phenotype Proband Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Research Methods In Abnormal Psychology * Kinship Studies Twin studies Monozygotic (MZ) twins Dizygotic (DZ) twins Concordance Adoptee Studies Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 Kinship Studies * Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Research Methods In Abnormal Psychology * Case-Study Method Types of case-studies Single-case experimental designs Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

A-B-A-B Reversal Design * Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Azrin and Peterson Study * Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Bornstein, Bellack, and Hersen * Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 * A Closer Look Thinking Critically About Abnormal Psychology Maintain a skeptical attitude Consider definitions of terms Weigh assumptions and premises Correlation is not causation Consider kinds of evidence Do not oversimplify or overgeneralize Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002