PSYCO105 Lecture 22: Nov.24 (Psychological Disorders)

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Medical model: the conceptualization of psychological disorders as diseases that, like physical diseases, have biological causes, de ned symptoms, and possible cures. Disease: refers to some deviation from normal body functioning that has undesirable consequences for the a ected individual. People with mental health issues used to be feared, ridiculed, and treated as criminals. They were punished, imprisoned, or put to death for deviating form the norm. Diagnosis: determine nature of the patient"s mental disease by assessing symptoms. Syndrome: a coherent cluster of symptoms usually due to a single cause. Symptoms: behaviours, thoughts, and emotions suggestive of an underling syndrome. Nearly 50% of people will develop a mental illness. Dsm-iv-tr (2000): a classi cation system that describes the features used to diagnose each recognized mental disorder and indicate how the disorder can be distinguished from other, similar problems. Disorders are classi ed as though it were a distinct illness.

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