applied branch of Psychology that focuses on assessing and treating mental illness and abnormal behaviour
Clarification
also called psychopathology and abnormal psychology? answer here: Psychopathology
- abnormal (abnormal literally means “away from the normal.”)
- maladaptive
- deviant
4 Ds - Indicators of Abnormality Distress - significant distress to the person and those around them Dysfunction - interfering with the person’s ability to carry out daily activities in a constructive Danger - to the person or to others Deviance - not falling under the norms
Factors influencing abnormal behaviour