PSY 1102 Lecture Notes - Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Amygdala

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Najwa Haddad

Document Summary

Psychological disorders (chapter 14) - part 1: perspectives on psychological disorders, introduction. Prevalence - mental illness is more prevalent than people think. Can"t afford it, no access to help, ignorance, stigma, shame, embarrassment. Beware: medical student syndrome: de ning psychological disorders criteria: Statistical in frequency, more infrequent = more abnormal. Distressing - to person or others; some people deny so they don"t distress. Dysfunctional behaviour - harmful to self and others, disruptive: understanding psychological disorders. Originally people who behaved abnormally were seen to be possessed, controlled by demons or spirits. Renaissance - people started seeing mental disorders as an illness. Today - symptoms - diagnosed - therapy - cure. Social & cultural factors: classifying disorders. Need a clear, uniform, reliable classi cation system. Dsm - iv - tr (diagnostic, statistical manual for diagnosing mental disorders) Lists symptoms, criteria required for diagnosis, development of illness. Lists observable behaviours - reduce subjective judgement.