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Course Introduction, History, and Research Methods PSY 436 Abnormal Psychology Instructor: Emily Bullock Yowell, Ph.D.

What is Normal? What is Abnormal?

What is Abnormal Psychology? Example Definition Abnormal Psychology: The branch of psychology that studies abnormal behavior and ways of helping people who are affected by psychological disorders (Nevid, Rathus, & Green, 2006, p. 4) The Journal of Abnormal Psychology Society’s Definition of Abnormal Behavior Medical Model of defining vs. the psychological or sociocultural models Psychiatrist vs. Psychologist

Classification Criteria Cultural Relativism Unusualness Social Deviance Faulty Perceptions or Interpretations of Reality Significant Personal Distress/discomfort Maladaptive or Self-Defeating Behavior Dangerousness Statistical Deviation Not Ideal Behavior Medical or mental Illness

Cultural Considerations Examples of cultural differences Implications for assessment Higher incidents of diagnosis among some groups

Warning You may wonder if you are abnormal! See pg. 11 in Text

History Demonological Model Hippocrates-break from Demonological Phlegm, black bile, excess blood, and yellow bile Medieval Times Witchcraft

History Asylums Reform Movement and Moral Therapy Community Mental Health, deinstitutionalization, and the role of psychotropics Links of interest http://msh.state.ms.us/tour/history.htm http://www.suitcaseexhibit.org/indexhasflash.html

Research Rosenhan's famous 1973 study "On Being Sane in Insane Places" (Science, 179, 250-257) CATIE Trial

The Scientific Method Formulate a question Frame question into a hypothesis Test the hypothesis Draw conclusions about the hypothesis

Ethics in Research IRB Informed Consent Confidentiality http://www.usm.edu/irb/

Research Methods Correlation vs. Causation Naturalistic Observation (Rosenhan) Qualitative Studies Correlational method Longitudinal Studies Experimental Method Case Studies Heredity vs. Environment (Kinship Studies)