PSYC 481 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Schizophrenia, American Psychiatric Association, Demon
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Behavior: the disturbance may causes dysfunction, distress or disability in, work, relationships, other areas of functioning, example: school, who defines abnormality, dsm authors. Categorical: like a light switch; you have the disorder or don"t (medical. Dimensional: different levels of lights: low, moderate or severe model promoted: why is the definition of abnormality important, labeling an experience as a disorder can affect professionals and clients. Can vary from client to client: professionals. Facilitate research, awareness, communication, & treatment: clients. Pro: demystify difficult experience - feel like not the only one , acknowledge significance of problem, access treatment, con, stigma damages self-image, stereotyping by those who know the client, legal consequences, before the dsm, ancient societies. Evil spirits - trephination and exorcism: 500 b. c. 500 a. d: hippocrates taught illness had natural causes, introduction of the medical model, 500 1350 a. d. Evil spirits exorcism: moral reform institutions, 19th century, 20th century.
