1.Psychological abnormality may include deviance, distress, dysfunction, and danger. Explain what these terms mean regarding psychological abnormality.
2.Suppose a friend of yours says to you, "I feel really lousy today, and I don't know why. You're taking abnormal psych -what do you think?" If, after your conversation with your friend, your friend feels better about things, have you provided psychological therapy? Why or why not?
3.Suppose you found a strong positive correlation between college GPA and self-esteem. Describe three possible and distinctly different causal explanations for this relationship.
4.Explain the biopsychosocial approach to understanding the causes of abnormality. Provide an example of how this approach might be applied to the causes of depression.
5.If you had only 15 minutes to conduct a preliminary clinical interview, what information would you be sure to try to get, and why?