Summarization Psychology Essay

For this assignment, you will:
• Read the passage (below)
• Think about the main ideas contained in the passage.
• Make a list of four (4) main ideas contained in the passage.
• In your own words, summarize the main ideas in paragraph form with a minimum of four (4)
complete sentences.
• Do not quote directly from the passage.
Passage:
To be human is to encounter difficulties and problems in life. A course in abnormal psychology dwells
on human problems— many of them familiar. As a result, as you read this text, you may be prone to
the medical student syndrome: reading about a disorder may lead you to suspect that you have the
disorder or that a friend or relative has the disorder. This reaction to the study of abnormal behavior is
common and important for you to recognize. Similarly, medical students reading about physical
disorders sometimes begin to imagine that they have the illnesses they are studying.
“Diarrhea? Fatigue? Trouble sleeping? That’s me!” In this way, a cluster of symptoms— no matter how mild or how briefly experienced—can lead some people to suspect that they are ill.
Students who take a course that examines psychopathology are equally prone to believing that they
have one or more of the mental disorders described in their text. The problem is compounded by
easy access to the Internet where brief research on mental disorders such as schizophrenia,
depression, or anxiety can produce a multitude of descriptors that seem to fit them. It is possible, of
course, that some students do have an undiagnosed psychological disorder and would benefit from
counseling or therapy. Most, however, are merely experiencing an exaggerated sense of their
vulnerability to disorders. Two influences in particular may make us susceptible to imagining that we
have a disorder. One is the universality of the human experience. All of us have experienced
misfortunes in life. Depressed mood following the loss of a loved one or anxiety before giving a
speech to a large audience are perfectly normal reactions. We can all remember and relate to
feelings of fear, apprehension, unhappiness, or euphoria. In most cases, however, these feelings are
normal reactions to life situations, not symptoms of illness.
Summarize this paragraph in your own words and include the following reference citation for your
textbook below your summary:
Sue, D., Sue, D. W., Sue, S., & Sue, D. M. (2016). Understanding abnormal behavior (11th ed.).
Cengage Learning.
Requirements:
• Incorporate all main ideas into your own words.
• Use appropriate APA placement and style for in-text citations and the reference.
• Complete your work in a Microsoft Word document.