PSYC 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Domestic Violence, Dsm-5, Presenting Problem
1 Feb 2017
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Typical for students learning about illness/disorder to feel as though they are exhibiting the disorder. Hardy (1997: psychology majors are more worried about their psychological health than other majors, learning about psychological disorders was helpful in reducing students" fears. Yet increases the fear about their families" mental health. The medical model (disease model: similar to disease, patients were turned over to medical profession (similar to jails, had some success at finding underlying biological etiologies for behavior. The psychological approaches: various theoretical perspectives that attribute etiology for disturbed behavioral patterns to psychological processes resulting from the person"s interaction with the environment. Result of maladaptive ways of perceiving and thinking about their self and their environment. Result of both environmental experience and cognitive factors. Sanguine personality (too much blood: very positive and optimistic, causes insomnia and delirious. Choleric personality (too much yellow bile: hot tempered and belligerent. Melancholic personality (too much black bile: depressive personality.
