I. DEFINING ABNORMALITY

STATISICAL NORMS
SOCIAL NORMS
MALADAPTIVENESS
COGNITIVE/PERCEPTUAL DISTORTIONS
PERSONAL DISTRESS

II. WHAT'S NORMAL?

EFFICIENT PERCEPTION OF REALITY
VOLUNTARY CONTROL OVER BEHAVIOR
SELF-ESTEEM & ACCEPTANCE
ABILITY TO FORM AFFECTIONATE RELATIONSHIPS
PRODUCTIVITY

III. CLASSIFYING ABNORMALITY: THE DSM-IV (5 AXES)

AXIS I: THE DIAGNOSTIC CATEGORY
AXIS II: PERSONALITY DISORDERS & MENTAL RETARDATION
AXIS III: RELEVANT PHYSICAL DISORDERS
AXIS IV: DOCUMENTATION OF STRESSFUL EVENTS
AXIS V: EVALUATION OF SOCIAL AND OCCUPATIONAL FUNCTIONING

IV. PREVALENCE

V. ANXIETY DISORDERS

GENERALIZED ANXIETY & PANIC DISORDERS
PHOBIAS
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE

VI. MOOD DISORDERS

DEPRESSION
BIPOLAR

VII. SCHIZOPHRENIA

ACUTE VS. CHRONIC
SYMPTOMS & TREATMENT

VIII. PERSONALITY DISORDERS

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY
BORDERLINE PERSONALITY

IX. DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS

AMNESIA
MULTIPLE PERSONALITY

X. INFANCY, CHILDHOOD, & ADOLESCENCE

ADHD (ATTENTION DEFICIT WITH HYPERACTIVITY)
AUTISM (PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL)