PSYCO239 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Doctor Of Psychology, Unconscious Mind, Moral Treatment
9 May 2016
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Background knowledge and definitions of the study of psychopathology. It is important to note that there is not a single definition of psychological abnormality, as well as no single definition of psychological normality. A psychological disorder can be describes as an issue when it resulted in: Psychological disfunction (breakdown in cognitive, emotional or behavioural functioning) Personal distress (difficulty in performing appropriate and expected roles. Impairment is set in the context of a person"s background) Atypical or not culturally expected norms (reaction is outside of cultural norms) On the other hand, abnormal behaviour is defined as: An accepted definition as defined by the: dsm-iv-tr, the standardized. Diagnostic and statistical manual in the field of psychopathology. Mental health professionals can be broken down into: The scientist-practitioner stays current with research in the field via conducting research and they also evaluates own assessment and treatment. The description aims to distinguish clinically significant dysfunction from common human experience.
