PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Prefrontal Cortex, Operant Conditioning, Claustrophobia
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Psychopathology: a disorder of the mind. It has to interfere with their social life, personal life, their ability to take care of themselves, etc. So crazyblowdryerqueen"s addiction may deviate from cultural norms, because some people sleep with fans on, etc. But the behavior is maladaptive because she could burn the house down and she"d accidentally burn herself. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (dsm- . The dsm is a multi- axial system. Someone isn"t given a single label, but a diagnosis based on five different axes. Assessment involves examining a person"s mental state in order to diagnose (and treat) possible psychological disorders. Mental status exam is often used in emergency rooms. Clinical interviews can be either structured or unstructured. So it is structured versus a go- with- the- flow kind of interview. Self- report and observation is just seeing how a person is behaving. We want everything to be evidence- bvased.
