Abnormal Psychology

Phobias, Panic, Generalized Anxiety, and Obsessive-Compulsive disorders are the common anxiety disorders. What do they have in common from a psychological perspective? In what ways are psychological treatments for these disorders similar.

Psychology of Emotions and Memory

William James theory of emotions states that within human beings, as a response to experiences in the world, the autonomic nervous system creates physiological events such as muscular tension, a rise in heart rate, perspiration, and dryness of the mouth. Emotions, then, are feelings which come about as a result of these physiological changes, rather than being their cause. Based on moods and life experiences as well as the current contextual limitations of the living conditions, it is true that emotions are adaptive. Cognitively and affectively emotions will be adaptive when anger, sadness, fear, disgust, surprise and sadness cannot be expressed openly. Dimensional view of emotions refe... click for more

'Delusions and Delusional Reasoning'

See article attached 'Delusions and delusional reasoning' I have questions re this article: • What is the purpose of the study? • What is the problem, theory, and/or research context that gave rise to the study. • What is the research question(s) and major hypotheses. • What are the methods used: e.g., subjects, measures, & procedures. • What are the analyses and findings: statistics (e.g. means, R's, F's, etc.) as appropriate, and reported p values. • Please summarize the author's discussion. • Can you please help me evaluate the study concentrating on: 1. worthwhileness of the study; 2. adequacy of methods used; 3. confounding variables and/or limitations on the generaliza... click for more

I need help answering the following....

please answer the following as best as possible. The notion of abnormal behavior implies the existence of normal behavior. Please discuss the difficulties inherent in defining abnormal behavior or, for that matter, normal behavior. thank you

The implications of using a "physical" treatment (drugs) for a "mental" illness (like depression or anxiety).

Hi, I need help answering the following: What are the implications of using a "physical" treatment (drugs) for a "mental" illness (like depression or anxiety)?