PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Seasonal Affective Disorder, Dysthymia, Conversion Disorder
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Madness use to be interrupted possession of spirits. In 1952 to classify disorder using dsm ( diagnostic and statistical manual of. A major misconception is that we diagnose disorder from the norm of society. Dsm-iv-tr definition goes beyond the norm of society. A disorder is response of disturbances in behavior thoughts or emotions. The symptoms are associated with significant person distress or impairment. Also internal disfunction ( biological, psychological or both) Brain influences and processes are fundamentally important but not the only diagnose for disorders. The negative reviews on mental disorders can be resulting in the reason why nearly 70 % of people don"t seek treatment. Labeling can make these people have an less view of themselves because of society output on disorders, Review the study of psychological disorders follows a medical model in which symptoms are understood to indicate an underlying disorder.
