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When you have studied this chapter, you should be able to:
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Define abnormal behavior, and distinguish between the continuity hypothesis and the discontinuity hypothesis. |
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Describe the different ways abnormal behavior has been viewed throughout history, including supernatural theories, biological theories, and psychological theories. |
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Describe the DSM-IV and its multiaxial system. |
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Discuss the problem of stigmatization of abnormal behavior. |
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Define "insanity" and describe its different legal meanings. |
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Distinguish among the anxiety disorders such as specific phobia, social phobia, and agoraphobia. |
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Distinguish between generalized anxiety disorder and panic anxiety disorder. |
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Discuss the causes and effects of post-traumatic stress disorder. |
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Define obsessive-compulsive disorder, and distinguish between obsessions and compulsions. |
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Identify the following somatoform disorders: somatization disorders, hypochondriasis, conversion disorders, and somatoform pain disorders. |
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Distinguish between the dissociate disorders such as depersonalization, dissociative amnesia, and dissociative fugue. |
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Define dissociative identity disorder, and discuss the controversies surrounding its diagnosis. |
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Identify the primary forms of mood disorders and their characteristics. |
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Describe major depression and its causes, and discuss the importance of cognitive factors in depression. |
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Discuss the ethnic and gender differences in depression and suicide. |
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Describe bipolar disorder and its causes. |
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Identify the three types of problems that characterize schizophrenia. |
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Distinguish among the following types of schizophrenia: paranoid schizophrenia, disorganized schizophrenia, catatonic schizophrenia, and undifferentiated schizophrenia. |
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Describe the characteristics of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. |
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Identify the characteristics of the personality disorders, including schizoid personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder. |
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Briefly describe other types of personality disorders. |
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Describe atypical and abnormal sexuality and distinguish between types of atypical sexual behaviors, such as transvestism and transsexualism.. |
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Identify the patterns of sexual behavior called fetishism, sexual sadism, sexual masochism, voyeurism, and exhibitionism. |
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Distinguish between the different types of forced sexual behavior. |
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Define sexual dysfunction, and identify common sexual dysfunctions in men and women. |