PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Bipolar Disorder, Psychopathology, Panic Disorder
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Chapter 13 - disorders of mind and body. Psychopathology -- sickness or disorder of the mind. Prevailing view in 20th century is that the origins of psychopathology are in psychological turmoil and biological dysfunction. Freud was the first to develop a theory of psychopathology and to propose specific treatment techniques based on his theory. Diagnostic and statistical manual of metal disorders (dsm): a handbook of clinical disorders used for diagnosing psychopathology. Multiaxial system: based on the growing realization that mental health is affected by a variety of factors. Assessment: examination of a person"s mental state in order to diagnose possible mental illness. Cognitive-behavioural approach: a diagnostic model that views psychopathology as the result of learned, maladaptive cognitions. Diathesis-stress model: a diagnostic model that proposes that a disorder may develop when an underlying vulnerability is coupled with a precipitating event. Anxiety disorders: characterized by the experience of excessive anxiety in the absence of true danger.
