8-2 Activity Journal- abnormal psychology PDF

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PSY 215 Module Eight Activity Template For this journal activity, you will focus on reconstructing your view of what it means to be abnormal. Specifically, consider the notion of the humanity in abnormality. Then respond to the following prompts with a minimum of 3 to 5 sentences. Address the rubric criteria listed below and support your answers with a credible source when necessary. Complete this template by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information. Discuss what it means to view our individual differences through a non-pathologizing lens. Answer: One of the principle ideals behind the concept of good therapy is that it should be nonpathologizing; that is, difficulties faced by clients should not be seen as intrinsic, inescapable diseases, nor should treatment focus on “healing” an issue in such a way. In recent times, people have begun to adopt a non-clinical view of psychological conditions —as differences, not disorders. Discuss the costs and benefits of viewing psychological traits, symptoms, and conditions in this manner. Answer: The concept of mental disorder is at the foundation of psychiatry as a medical discipline, at the heart of scholarly and public disputes about which mental conditions should be classified as pathological and which as normal suffering or problems of living, and has ramifications for psychiatric diagnosis, research, and policy. Although both normal and disordered conditions may warrant treatment, and although psychiatry arguably has other functions beyond the treatment of disorder, still there exists widespread concern that spurious attributions of disorder may be biasing prognosis and treatment selection, creating stigma, and even interfering with normal healing processes. However, no consensus exists on the meaning of "mental disorder". The upcoming revisions of the DSM-IV and ICD-10 offer an opportunity to confront these conceptual issues and improve the validity of psychiatric diagnosis. Think of an abnormal behavior that may be viewed as a deficit or a weakness. Discuss how aspects of this behavior may be reframed and reapplied as a strength. Answer: One example of reframing is redefining a problem as a challenge. Such a redefinition activates a different way of being. Problem has a heavy quality to it, while the notion of a challenge is enlivening. Another example and an extremely important opportunity for reframing occurs during an angry interchange. Reframing is a technique used in therapy to help create a different way of looking at a situation, person, or relationship by changing its meaning. I also referred to as cognitive reframing, it's a strategy therapist often used to help clients look at situations from a slightly different perspective.

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