PSY 101 Introductory Psychology : Predisposition to Developing a Disor
- An irrational or excessive fear of an object or situation.
- Fixed but patently false beliefs, such as believing that one is being hounded by demons.
- A type of anxiety disorder involving repeated episodes of sheer terror called panic attacks.
- A vulnerability or predisposition to developing a disorder.
Provide an example of each:
- specific phobia
- obsession
- auditory hallucination
- compulsion
What are some of the issues pertaining to deciding what is normal vs. abnormal?
Jacob is extremely afraid of spiders. If he sees a spider or even a picture of a spider on tv he starts hyperventilating and sweating.
a behavioral psychologist
a psychodynamic psychologist
a cognitive psychologist
Answer:
An irrational or excessive fear of an object or situation.
An excessive afraid of an object or situation can be the reason of specific phobia.
Fixed but patently false beliefs, such as believing that one is being hounded by demons.
it is the symptom of Hallucinate.
A type of anxiety disorder involving repeated episodes of sheer terror called panic attacks.
Repeated episodes of sheer terror are because of panic disorder.
A vulnerability or predisposition to developing a disorder.
Answer: it is a disorder which is related to development of disorder. It is the combination of diathesis.
Example of each:
Specific phobia: Specific phobia is a fear of specific situation and the example of specific phobia is fear of height and water (Davis, et. al., 2010).
Obsession: An obsession is a thought which comes in mind of an individual constantly and unable to control. The example of obsession is hand washing repeatedly and turning a lamp on and off continuously
Auditory hallucination: The example of auditory hallucination are feeling of taste, seeing someone and hearing which is not in real. Believing that one is being hounded by demons is indication of hallucination.
Compulsion: Compulsion is being done in distressing situations. A combination of predisposition develops the disorders in human being which develops the stressful situation in life circumstances. The example of compulsion is repeating the words again and again.
What are some of the issues pertaining to deciding what is normal vs. abnormal?
Normal behavior is acceptable by the society while abnormal behaviors are not considered by society. Abnormal behavior associated with personal distress, disability or dysfunction. Personal distress comes under abnormal disorder while normal people are not victim of any disorder (Ata, et. al., 2010).
What psychological disorder does Jacob have?
Jacob has specific phobia because he is getting afraid from specific object that is spider. These symptoms can be explained by a behavioral psychologist.
Behavioral psychologist uses theories to modify the behaviors of patients and describe this issue through relating his behavior and assumption. Along with behavior theory he uses behavior therapy to treat depression, mental illness and substance abuse. Behavioral therapy helps Jacob to remove out from unhealthy behavior and fear.
Psychodynamic psychologist focuses on conscious and unconscious desires and beliefs of Jacob and treats by using interpersonal therapy.
A cognitive psychologist believes that it is due to irrational belief.
References:
Ata, A., Türüto?lu, H., Kale, M., Gülay,M. S. & Pehlivano?lu, F. (2010). Microbial Flora of Normal and Abnormal Cervical Mucous Discharge Associated with Reproductive Performance of Cows and Heifers in Estrus. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 23, No. 8 : 1007 - 1012 August 2010.
Davis, T.D., Ollendick, T. H. & Öst, L. (2010). Intensive Treatment of Specific Phobias in Children and Adolescents. Journal List HHS Author ManuscriptsPMC2747757.
