Chapter 15 Psychological Disorders: What is Abnormal? (23 marks)
Rationale: The purpose of this activity is to review criterion for psychological disorders.
PART 1: Instructions: For the exercise below, review the criteria we talked about in class used for assessing abnormal behavior. Then, for each scenario below, pick ONE criteria that you believe applies. Write down what the criteria is under each scenario, and provide a very brief (one or two sentence) explanation why this scenario demonstrates that criteria
What Is Abnormal?
7. Harry is so fearful of crowds that he can no longer ride the bus to work. _________________________
8. Luke, a 35 year old male, often urinates on the street. This behavior has been going on for the past 10 months. _________________________
7. The disorder regarding the fear of crowd is called Enochlophobia. It is a type of anxiety disorder, very close to agoraphobia.
8. In case of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder it appears that the victim may pee on street. It is one of the symptoms of severe cognitive impairment.
Chapter 15 Psychological Disorders: What is Abnormal? (23 marks) Rationale: The purpose of this activity is...
Chapter 15 Psychological Disorders: What is Abnormal? (23 marks) Rationale: The purpose of this activity is to review criterion for psychological disorders. PART 1: Instructions: For the exercise below, review the criteria we talked about in class used for assessing abnormal behavior. Then, for each scenario below, pick ONE criteria that you believe applies. Write down what the criteria is under each scenario, and provide a very brief (one or two sentence) explanation why this scenario demonstrates that criteria What...
Chapter 15 Psychological Disorders: What is Abnormal? (23 marks) Rationale: The purpose of this activity is to review criterion for psychological disorders. PART 1: Instructions: For the exercise below, review the criteria we talked about in class used for assessing abnormal behavior. Then, for each scenario below, pick ONE criteria that you believe applies. Write down what the criteria is under each scenario, and provide a very brief (one or two sentence) explanation why this scenario demonstrates that criteria What...
Chapter 15 Psychological Disorders: What is Abnormal? (23 marks) Rationale: The purpose of this activity is to review criterion for psychological disorders. PART 2: Instructions: For each of the following brief case studies, identify the disorder being described. After you indicate the disorder, identify TWO symptoms from the case study that justifies your answer. Be specific, using the case study symptoms. 1. Edwina is worried, anxious, and sure that something terrible is going to happen to her. She’s not sure...
Chapter 15 Psychological Disorders: What is Abnormal? (23 marks) Rationale: The purpose of this activity is to review criterion for psychological disorders. PART 2: Instructions: For each of the following brief case studies, identify the disorder being described. After you indicate the disorder, identify TWO symptoms from the case study that justifies your answer. Be specific, using the case study symptoms. Maurice is sleeping 12 to 16 hours a day. Over the last two months, his weight has dropped 10...