PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Biopsychosocial Model, Overdiagnosis, Moral Treatment
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15. 1 defining and classifying psychological disorders: are psychological disorders fundamentally different from physical illnesses, or should we view them the same way, which guidelines or criteria allow psychologists to diagnose a mental disorder such as. Asylums: residential facilities for the mentally ill. Goal: cure patients" bodily afflictions that gave rise to their symptoms. Pinel & dix new approach: moral treatment. Medical model: sees psychological conditions through the same lens as western medicine tends to see physical conditions- as sets of symptoms, causes, and outcomes, with treatments aimed at changing physiological processes in order to alleviate symptoms. Missing an appreciation for the whole system of factors that affects the person"s overall functioning. Focuses on cure rather than promoting wellness. Thus recent decades favour the biopsychosocial model. Maladaptive: causes distress to oneself or others, impairs day-to-day functioning, or increases the risk of injury or harm to oneself or others.
