Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1,16: Community Mental Health Service, Evidence-Based Practice, Mental Disorder

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

May 9, 2016 may 15th 2016. Chapter 1 - "abnormal behaviour in historical context" Chapter 16 - "mental health services: legal and ethical issues" Psychological disorder/ abnormal behaviour a psychological dysfunction within an individual associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typical or culturally expected. Phobia a psychological disorder characterized by marked and persistent fear of an object or situation. Psychological dysfunction a breakdown in cognitive emotional or behavioural functioning. Personal distress or impairment the behaviour must show some form of distress. Atypical or not culturally expected happens a lot and deviates from the normal: the more productive you are in society then the more abnormality is tolerated, could also be considered abnormal if you are violating social norms. Dsm-5 describes behavioral, psychological, or biological dysfunctions that are unexpected in their cultural context and associated with present distress and impairment in functioning or increased risk of suffering, death, pain, or impairment.