PSY100Y5 Lecture 16: Psychological Disorders Lec 16
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What is abnormal behaviour: amy hasn"t been to work in two weeks. She has no physical problems but has trouble getting out of bed. She has little appetite and has lost 10 pounds in two weeks. She has no interest in things that she used to enjoy: behaviour must be looked upon to make sure that it is not being continued or prolonged for too long, mary masturbates in public on a regular basis. He dresses up in female attire when having sex with his wife. His eyes don"t focus and he is unresponsive. He is repeating the same statement over and over: need context, could be meditating or on drugs, proper assignment of behavior or diagnoses can be done by psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, gp psychologist. The dsm-iv anxiety disorders: panic disorder with/without agoraphobia, specific phobia, social phobia, generalized anxiety disorder (gad): pessimistic, turns everything good or bad in to negative, used cognitive behavior therapy to treatment.
