Define Following Terms of Abnormal Psychology Flashcards

A legal (psychological) term, the inability to appreciate the nature and quality of wrongfullness of one's acts

Behavior that is deviant, maladaptive, or personally distressful over a long period of time

Varies form normal behavior accepted by society

Interferes with a person's ability to function effectively in the world (cannot adapt)

An approach to abnormal behavior which attributes psychological disorders to organic and internal causes

Describes psychological disorders as medical diseases with a biological origin

Abnormalities in the brain's structure cause psychological disorders

Imbalances in neurotransmitters or hormones cause psychological disorders

An approach to abnormal behavior that says personality is the cause of the behavior

Stress that psychological disorders arise from unconscious conflicts that produce anxiety and result in maladaptive behavior, believe the key to understanding is looking at childhood and repressed sexual conflicts

Focuses on the rewards and punishments in the environment that lead to abnormal behavior

Five factor model summarizes that the broad dimensions of personality characteristics have been used to assess psychological disorders especially personality disorders

Emphasize positive personal qualities, capacity for growth, and freedom to choose one's own destiny, a psychological disorder reflects an inability to fulfill one's potential likely arising from the pressures of society to conform to other's expectations and values

Places emphasis on the larger social contexts in which a person lives than other approaches

Involve turning negative feelings inward (more associated with women)