Abnormal Psychology - Susan Nolen Summary

Summary of what abnormal psychology is, what it consists of, the history of it, 4 approaches to explain abnormal psychology (biological, psychological, cognitive and behavioral), difference between abnormality and normality.

Mind Map summary of types of research techniques (case, correlational, epidemiological, cross-cultural, experimental study

Mind Map summary of types of assessment techniques (free interview/semi-structured, structured), assessment

Mind Map summary of the biological explanation/approach of abnormality. Brain dysfunction, biochemical imbalance, neurotransmitters and drugs therapy

Mind Map summary of the four basic approaches to explain abnormality. Psychoanalytic, behavioural, psychosocial and sociocultural. Also contains prevention programs and how to make therapies more effective

Mind Map summary regarding DID. Two authors explain why DID might occur (Jannet & Hilgard), symptoms and description of DID, related amnesia, treatment, diagnosis, depersonalisation and the controversies of the disorder

Mind Map summary regarding Somatic Disorders. Generic symptoms, illness anxiety disorder, conversion disorder, cognitive and psychoanalytic approachers, treatment and diagnosis

Mind Map summary regarding Depression disorder. Symptoms, diagnosis, explanation, treatment and subtypes (depression with anxious distress, mania depression, melancholic depression, catatonic depression, seasonal affective disorder, permpartum depression, premenstrual dysphoric disorder)

Mind Map summary regarding Suicide. Description, causes (Freud and Durkheim) and treatment

Mind Map summary regarding Bipolar Disorder. Diagnosis, mania, explanation of bipolarism (biological and psychosocial) and treatments (biological and psychological)

Mind Map summary regarding Schizophrenia. Description of disorder, positive and negative symptoms cognitive related symptoms, diagnosis, subtype and explanation.

Mind Map summary regarding Conduct Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder. Contains the causes, treatment (psychological and drug) antisocial personality and intermittent explosive disorder

Mind Map summary regarding Eating Disorder. Include Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge-eating, obesity and their explanations

Mind Map summary regarding Sexuality and correlated disorders. Contains Sexual dysfunctions, the paraphilic, pedophilic disorder and Gender dysphoria and more (male hypoactive sexual desire disorder, female sexual interest/arousal disorder, erectile disorder…), the causes and the treatment.