1. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc. 1 ANORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 3140 3.0 K Instructor: Peter Papadogiannis, Ph.D. York University Friday 11:30 - 2:30 AM - Vari Hall C Fall 2005

2. Copyright 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc., Toronto, ON Chapter 1 Examples and Definitions of Abnormal Behaviour

3. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc. 3 Abnormal Psychology in Everyday Life  mental disorders are common  abnormal states occur in all of us  language of abnormal psychology permeates everyday conversation

4. A parent slapping a child? Believing that and acting like you are Jesus? A woman refusing to eat for several days? A man barking like a dog? Being really sad? A student drinking until she passes out? An adult having sex with a child? A man kissing another man on the lips? Do you consider these to be “abnormal” behaviours? Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc.

5. 5 FREUD IN EVERYDAY LANGUAGE She’s so damn anal! He’s got such a huge ego. I wasn’t even conscious of it. She’s like repressing her anger.

6. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc. 6 What is Abnormal Psychology? application of psychological science to the study of mental disorders

7. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc. 7 Case Study: Paranoid Schizophrenia couples therapy increasing paranoia in Kevin rapid deterioration work problems inpatient admission

8. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc. 8 Defining Abnormal Behaviour  personal distress  statistical norms  DSM-IV-TR

9. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc. 9 Wakefield’s Requirement of “Harmful Dysfunction”  inability of a mental capacity to perform its natural (evolutionary) function  harm to the person

10. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc. 10 Keep in mind cultural considerations boundary between normal and abnormal dimensions vs. categories

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12. 12 Measuring Abnormality epidemiology – incidence vs. prevalence – one-year prevalence vs. lifetime prevalence – comorbidity Cross-National Collaborative Study Global Burden of Disease Study cross-cultural comparisons

13. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc. 13 Mental Health Professions Psychiatry Psychology – Clinical psychology Ph.D. vs. Psy.D. – Counselling psychology Social Work

14. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc. 14 History of Psychopathology Hippocrates (460-377 B.C.): the four humours creation of the “insane” asylum from Hôtel Dieu to Homewood Retreat in Guelph Dorothea Dix (1802-1887) lobotomy

15. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc. 15 Lessons Learned  biological etiology  humane treatment of mentally ill  the problem of cross-cultural biases  need for empirical evidence

16. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc. 16 The Application of Science systematic study of behaviours objectivity – experimental vs. null hypothesis – open-minded skepticism case studies – drawbacks?

17. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc. Table 1-4

18. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc. 18 Case Study: Dr. Ewen Cameron A dark chapter in Canadian psychiatry Allan Memorial Institute Psychic driving technique Depatterning CIA interest

19. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc. 19 Something to think about… Before the next class observe and record something you consider to be “abnormal” behaviour Why do you think it was abnormal?