1. ABNORMAL
PSYCHOLOGY

2. TYPES OF DISORDERS
 Anxiety Disorders  Delusional Disorder
 Mood Disorders  Substance Use Disorders
 Personality Disorders  Somatoform Disorders
 Schizophrenia  Dissociative Disorders

3. What Is Abnormal?
 Deviating from the normal or average
 The study of behavior patterns that diverge
widely from generally accepted norms

4. WAYS TO DEFINE ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
Two ways to define abnormal psychology
1. Statistical Deviation
2. Maladaptiveness

5. Statistical Deviation
Those who
Most human stray too
characteristi far from
cs are nicely the average
distributed on this
along a curve are
smooth bell- then
shaped curve considered
abnormal.

6. Maladaptiveness
1. Maladaptive to one's self - inability to reach
goals, to adapt to the demands of life
2. Maladaptive to society - interferes,
disrupts social group functioning.

7. Types Of Disorders

8. Anxiety Disorders

9. Anxiety Disorders
 People with anxiety disorders feel an
abnormal amount from common things
 In all types of anxiety disorders,
anxiety is the main symptom

10. Types Of Anxiety Disorders
Four major types of anxiety disorders
1. Generalized anxiety or panic disorders
2. Phobias
3. Obsessive-compulsive disorders
4. Post traumatic stress disorder

11. Phobias
 A fear of a specific stimulus or situation
 The sufferer of a phobia usually knows that the
fear is irrational but cannot do anything about it

12. Types Of Phobias
 Phobia has three sub-classes:
1. Simple Phobia
2. Social Phobia
3. Agoraphobia

13. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
 An obsession is the persistent intrusion of unwelcome thoughts, images,
or impulses, that cause anxiety
 A compulsion is an irresistible urge to carry out certain acts or rituals
that reduce anxiety
Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder
 Know that their behavior is irrational but are unable to resist
 Resistance only causes them to become anxious and only the carrying
out of the act will relieve that anxiety

14. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
 Caused by a traumatic event that overwhelms a
person
 Ruins their ability to cope with a situation
 Can cause flashbacks, nightmares, insomnia, and
guilt.
 Extremely long lasting

15. MOOD DISORDERS

16. MOOD DISORDERS
 Disturbances of normal mood
 Also known as affective disorders

17. Types Of Mood Disorders
Two general classifications for mood disorders
1. Bipolar Disorders (manic-depression)
Swings from depression (extreme sadness) to mania
(extreme happiness)
2. Depressive Disorders
Extended, unexplainable periods of sadness

18. Personality Disorders

19. Personality Disorders
A person with a personality disorder
 Uses improper and immature ways to deal
with problems or situations
 Does not feel like they are doing anything
wrong
 Thus do not want to change their behavior

20. Schizophrenia

21.  Schizophrenia is a mental disorder
characterized by a disintegration of thought
processes and of emotional responsiveness.
 The psychiatrist Kurt Schneider listed the
forms of psychotic symptoms that he thought
distinguished schizophrenia from other
psychotic disorders.

22. Schizophrenia patient may experience
hallucinations Delusions (often bizarre or
persecutory in nature)
This is divided into two sub-categories
1. Persecutory delusions
2. Delusions of reference
3. Positive and negative symptoms

23.  Causes
Genetic and environmental factors play a role
schizophrenia.
 Genetic
There are more chances if disease was present
in ancestors.
 Environment
drug use , Living in an urban environment

24. social isolation and immigration related
to social adversity, racial discrimination,
family dysfunction, unemployment, and
poor housing conditions

25. Delusional Disorder

26.  Uncommon psychiatric condition in which
patients present with circumscribed
symptoms of non-bizarre delusions
 Believes that he is the greatest, strongest,
fastest, most intelligent person ever

27. Symptoms
 Patient expresses an idea or belief with
unusual persistence
 The individual tends to be humorless and
oversensitive, especially about the belief

28. Substance-Use Disorder

29. Substance Use Disorder
 Include substance abuse and substance
dependence
 It refers to the overindulgence in and
dependence of a drug or other chemical
 The disorder is characterized by a pattern of
continued pathological use of a medication, non-
medically indicated drug or toxin

30. Causes
Adverse social consequences related to drug use,
such as
 Failure to meet work
 Family
 School obligations
 Interpersonal conflicts, or legal problems

31. Dissociative Disorders
 Also called group of disorder
 Characterized by a disruption in the
normal functioning of consciousness,
identity, memory, or the world
around me
 Can be acute or chronic

32. Causes
Drugs
broad line personality disorder
Alcohol abuse
sexual abuse
Types
Dissociative fugue
Dissociative amnesia
Depersonalization disorders

33. Impulse Control Disorder
 High firm emotion
Types:
 Pathological gambling
 Sexual complexity
 Kleptomania
 Trichotillomania
 Intermittent explosion disorder

34. Causes
Disturbance in neuro-trasmission

Bad childhood experiences

Frustration


35. How Do Psychologists View Suicide?
In the psychological sciences, most
suicidologists admit degrees of suicide
are based on individuals' beliefs, strength
of intentions, and attitudes

36. How People Have Explained Abnormal Behavior?
The legal definition of abnormality declares a
person insane when a person is not able to
judge between right and wrong