Bern Coh Erick Sangalang Anthony David

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Bern CohErick SangalangAnthony David

• Cosmides, L., Toward an Evolutionary Taxonomy of
  Treatable Conditions. Journal of Abnormal
  Psychology 108 (1999) 453-64.

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Abnormal Psychology

• Disorder (harmful dysfunction)
• functional mechanisms becoming impaired
• Two Identities
• A) medical discipline (diagnosis/treatment)
• B) scientific discipline (manner of
  thought/neural)

• Cosmides, L., Toward an Evolutionary Taxonomy of
  Treatable Conditions. Journal of Abnormal
  Psychology 108 (1999) 453-64.

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Medical Theories

• Medicine-Evolutionary Psychology
• Darwinian Medicine ex//anemia, fever,
  maternal-fetal conflict
• Problem solving devices have specific functions,
  selected over time by our ancestors

• Cosmides, L., Toward an Evolutionary Taxonomy of
  Treatable Conditions. Journal of Abnormal
  Psychology 108 (1999) 453-64.

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Body as Artifact

• Body and mind machine artifact
• Body, mind, machine, artifact specific purpose
  use function
• Organisms similarly make up body
• Susceptible to breakdown (disorder)
• Evolution builds organisms with task specific
  outcomes

• Cosmides, L., Toward an Evolutionary Taxonomy of
  Treatable Conditions. Journal of Abnormal
  Psychology 108 (1999) 453-64.

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Treatable Conditions

• To be a treatable condition
• Characterizable condition
• Social decision-making unit
• Units belief that condition is negative
• Knowledge to change the negative to a condition
  desired

• Cosmides, L., Toward an Evolutionary Taxonomy of
  Treatable Conditions. Journal of Abnormal
  Psychology 108 (1999) 453-64.

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Analyzing Function and Dysfunction

• Functional/ natural does not equal good ex//
  replication of mitochondrial genes
• dysfunctional/unnatural does not equal harmful
  ex// homosexuality

• Cosmides, L., Toward an Evolutionary Taxonomy of
  Treatable Conditions. Journal of Abnormal
  Psychology 108 (1999) 453-64.

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Treatment by Dysfunction

• Why individuals seek treatment
• Biological and evolutionary aspect
• Personal value and expectations
• Ex// Self-medication, athletic supplements

• Cosmides, L., Toward an Evolutionary Taxonomy of
  Treatable Conditions. Journal of Abnormal
  Psychology 108 (1999) 453-64.

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Causes of Harmful Dysfunction

• Design Failure
• Development-Environment Mismatches
• Time-Integration Mismatches

• Cosmides, L., Toward an Evolutionary Taxonomy of
  Treatable Conditions. Journal of Abnormal
  Psychology 108 (1999) 453-64.

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Conclusion

• Both medical and scientific aspects of abnormal
  psychology are necessary in understanding and
  treating the abnormalities.

• Cosmides, L., Toward an Evolutionary Taxonomy of
  Treatable Conditions. Journal of Abnormal
  Psychology 108 (1999) 453-64.

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Critical Review

• Likes
• Shows science behind abnormal psychology
• Shows universality of abnormal disorders
• Eliminates false misconceptions of psychological
  disorders
• Dislikes
• Writing style was advanced, terminology unclear
• Long-winded
• Does not specifically go into detail about
  individual disorders

• Cosmides, L., Toward an Evolutionary Taxonomy of
  Treatable Conditions. Journal of Abnormal
  Psychology 108 (1999) 453-64.

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Malfunction! (Dysfunction)

• Cosmides, L., Toward an Evolutionary Taxonomy of
  Treatable Conditions. Journal of Abnormal
  Psychology 108 (1999) 453-64.

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• Cosmides, L., Toward an Evolutionary Taxonomy of
  Treatable Conditions. Journal of Abnormal
  Psychology 108 (1999) 453-64.

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• Cosmides, L., Toward an Evolutionary Taxonomy of
  Treatable Conditions. Journal of Abnormal
  Psychology 108 (1999) 453-64.

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• Cosmides, L., Toward an Evolutionary Taxonomy of
  Treatable Conditions. Journal of Abnormal
  Psychology 108 (1999) 453-64.