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psy 350 purdue exam 1 ∙ How could you diagnose a “broken” brain? What is traumatic stress?

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PSY 350 – Abnormal Psychology 01/14  What is “normal”?   -Lack of statistical deviation?      Have to be careful not to distinguish it as what is common or       average in the population      The frequency in the population cannot be the sole reason it is        “normal”  -Non (or less) pathological? Adaptive?      We all have something that is less than adaptive       No person is purely adaptive      Negative emotions serve a purpose – important to keep us       healthy  -A “non-broken” aspect of a system?       How could you diagnose a “broken” brain?      Some aspect of brain function is “broken”  Definition of mental disorder  -Wakefield: “Harmful Dysfunction”      There is some dysfunction = something na

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