PSYC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Visual Acuity, Fugue State
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These are disorders which only seem to exist within certain cultures: demonstrate how culture can play a role in both causing and defining a disorder. Bulimia nervosa (north america); amok (malaysia); thwasa (south. No lab tests for psychiatry no clear lines to demarcate sane from insane: you can(cid:495)t get your blood tested to see if you(cid:495)re depressed or not. Why did psychologists come up with a classification system purpose: describe a disorder, predict its course, imply appropriate treatment, stimulate research into causes. Main tool: diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fifth edition (dsm-5) The dsm-5 has been criticized for: lowering thresholds of diagnosis, shifting research paradigm to favor neuroscience, see dr. allen frances. Against the dsm-5an insider(cid:495)s revolt against out- of-control psychiatric diagnosis, dsm-5, big pharma, and the medicalization of ordinary life. Economic cost in canada . 9 billion (1998) Must display 1 or 2 or both and at least 5 of the other 7 to be diagnosed with depression.