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Ch.1 Intro to Psychopathology
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- 1A term to describe when a culture's way of thinking is treated as if it is a fact or "true and real" when it is notReified/Reification
- 2Define Social ConstructionismThe concept that certain ideas rise to the top and gain significant prominence among society.
- 3Give two examples of Socially Constructed ideas1. The idea of "normal" is a social construct b/c it's formed by conversation w/a unit of people.
2. Paper Money- it has little value other than what we collectively agree it has - 4Describe why Psychopathology and Mental Health Disorders are Social Constructs and are NOT Scientific Constructs (Maddox & Winstead 2012)They are products on cultural understanding rather than fixed categories of human experience. These concepts (mental disorders) are a set of definitions and those doing the defining usually have power.
These concepts have not been revealed by science but rather have been negotiated among people and institutions - 5The process in which ideas and concepts become ReifiedCultural Constructionism
Grand Narrative
Collective Consciousness
Reification - 6According to Korn (2001) Culture can be defined simply as..Adding meaning, value, and behavioral norms; which are learned and transmitted within a dominant society and social groups
- 7According to Korn (2001) what are the essential features of Culture1. It's LEARNED
2. Refers to a system of meaning
3. Acts as a SHAPING TEMPLATE
4. Taught and reproduces
5. Exists in a CONSTANT STATE OF CHANGE
6. Includes subjective/objective components of human behavior - 8According to Korn (2001), what does culture powerfully influence?1. Cognitions
2. Feelings
3. Self-concept
4. Diagnostic & Treatment decision. - 9Culture Includes...1. Perceptions
2. Concepts
3. Propositions
4. Beliefs
5. Values
6. Operational Procedures - 10Define Cultural UniversalityIt is an aspect of the process of of Social Construction and reification.
Def: i.e. behaviors which are judged to be deviate across cultures. - 11Define Social DevianceIt is an aspect of the process of of Social Construction and reification.
Def: different from what the culture ordains as "authentic" - 12Explain the meaning of AbnormalA behavior that is outside of the culture norms enough that it harms the person or others in significant ways.
It involves distress, impairment in daily functioning, and at extreme risk,harm, or physical threat to self/others. - 13Why does the concept of Normality vary across culture?It is culturally specific and people behave differently in certain situations
- 14The three circle model1. Phylogeny (Nature-Genes)
2. Ontogeny (Nurture-Indv. Responses
3. Epistemogeny (Culture- Ideas) - 15Define Phylogeny (Nature)The production go the species & basic unit of the Gene. Deals with neurotransmitters, hormones, neurons, and synapses.
*Minnesota Twin Study: 61% extrovension, gentic* - 16Define Ontogeny (Nurture)-The environment-
The production of the individual. Our lessons learned through response and unique history.
We learn what to approach and what to avoid via reinforcements and punishments - 17Epistemogeny (Culture)The study of knowledge or what we think we know.
(Grand Ideas/Narratives/Cultural Myth)
Ex: religion, politics, social psychology, and parenting - 18Describe the evolutionary metaphorP *O*E = Experience
- 19Understanding behavior is not a two way street. Instead, assesments should include...Phylogeny
Ontogeny
Epistemology - 20Ch1
- 21AbnormalPsychopathology
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