PSYD33H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Automobilclub Von Deutschland, Trait Theory, Cluster B Personality Disorders

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Major mental illnesses (axis i); (axis ii) dysfunct. Charact"s so severe there is a sense of a disorder; pre-dis. to axis i disorders. Odd-eccentric: scz, sct, par risk/vuln. f/ schizophrenia; odd-low end of schiz. spectrum, high-end would be full blown psychosis. *ocd diff. f/ o-c; ocd is full-blown disorder; o-c is obsessively conscientious e. g. can"t start work until everything is lined up on desk - overly organized to the extent you can"t get anything accomplished. Dramatic: nar, bdl, hist, aspd (*dramatic and bad - cluster b) *diagnoses is categorical - if cert. number of set of sympt"s then you have that. *when people describe others it is on a continuum/dimension; intuitively conceptualize as having little bit of trait or a lot of trait vs. dsm is either you have something or don"t. *traits used for diagnoses (4/8 for o-c) will differ a/c individuals. *psychiatrists are trained in med. school medical paradigm was applied to psych. (epistemology)

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