Attachment theory

What is Abnormal? Or: Can we define psychopathology? Unusual Statistical deviance Problems? Social Deviance Cultural issues Cohort effect Politics Faulty perceptions of reality Delusions & hallucinations Illusion of control Significant personal distress Sometimes appropriate response Sometimes may distress others Maladaptive or self-defeating Criteria used to distinguish normal from abnormal Dangerousness Criteria for hospitalization Context specific Assignment Research Assignment Due: Monday, September 12, 2010 You must do this assignment on-line through Blackboard. Please post your articles (as attachments) on Blackboard, as well as your response to each task/question below. Assignment continued

Research How you can learn to love it, or at least not fear it! Pseudoscience Demonstrations of benefit are based on anecdotes or testimonials The individual?s baseline abilities and the possibility of spontaneous improvement not considered Related scientific procedures are disavowed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vPC7nPX-X4 Why is this important? Scientific Method Identify and analyze problem Hypothesis based on observation, theory, previous findings Sample, measures, design, procedure Collect data and analyze Draw conclusions and revised theories Discussion of your articles ? how do they illustrate the scientific method (or are they pseudoscience?) Measurement methods Reporting Self-report Informant Psychophysiological Neuroimaging Observation Naturalistic Structured