PSYC 1104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Fundamental Theorem Of Arithmetic, Abnormal Psychology, Mendelian Inheritance
25 Dec 2016
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Psyc 1104 - lecture 14 - psychological disorders. Abnormal psychology: the scientific study of psychological disorders: four features: deviance, distress, dysfunction, and danger. Behaviour is abnormal if it meets one of the following criteria: deviance, maladaptive, and/or personal distress. May be classified as a disorder if it meets all three criteria: clinically significantly detriment, involuntary manifestation, and internal source. Rule out possible causes as a method. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (dsm-v: used in north america. Diagnosis: identify the disorder by examining the symptoms and other evidence. Comorbidity: two or more disorders are present. Disorders are illnesses caused by malfunctioning of the brain. Genetic inheritance, abnormal number of neurotransmitters, viral infection, hormones, and brain structures (ex. mood disorders, insufficient serotonin, childhood exposures, excess cortisol, loss of cells in the striatum) Does not take into account stress levels: psychodynamic. Disorders are underlying, unconscious, psychological forces that cause conflict. Fixation at one of the psychosexual stages: cognitive-behavioural.
