PSY 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Mendelian Inheritance, Cortisol, Viral Disease

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 105
• Professor: Jonathan Wilbiks

Document Summary

Abnormal psychology scieniic study of psychological disorders: no universal deiniion of what is abnormal behaviour, agreed upon features. Internaional classiicaion of diseases: system used by most countries to classify psychological disorders; published by the. Diagnosic and staisical manual of mental disorders (dsm-iv-tr): manual used to diagnose mental disorders in north america, provides a categorical lists of symptoms for all 400 mental disorders. Diagnosis idenifying a disorder by its symptoms and other evidence. Comorbidity two or more disorders are presents. Five dimensions or axes of the dsm iv tr. 1 contains the detailed criteria for the principal disorders. 2 includes criteria relaing to longer-term disorders (personality disorders, learning disabiliies) 3- lists any medical or neurological problems that may be important in relaion to current or past psychiatric problems. Views disorders as illnesses caused by a malfuncioning brain: factors contribuing to biological dysfuncion. Too few or too many of certain types of neurotransmiters. Hunington"s disease and logs of cells in the striatum.