CAS PS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 36: Strange Matter, Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders, Occupational Stress

• School: Boston University
• Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences
• Course: CAS PS 101
• Professor: Tracy Dunne

Document Summary

Diagnosis of psychological disorder nov 28, 18. Before: trephination drill hole into skull to expose strange matter in brain and to treat health problems related to the brain. Now: diagnosis by detecting conditions in daily life. Genetics (psych health problems can be inherited via family) Environmental trauma (physical force, thermal, toxic, blunt force) Job set-back (unemployment, financial crisis) / losses of loved one. Distress (eg: can"t get out of bed late consistently because of depression) Dysfunctional (eg: not being able to finish work because not motivated) Different place gives different diagnosis applicable globally. Should feel it in face of objective threat. Check lock 5 times before bed (quirky) Can"t sleep and wake up late for work (becomes disorder because interferes with daily life) Cognitive: feel worried (free-floating; feeling like can"t handle it) Physical symptoms: tightly wound nervous system (anxiety used to be considered neurotic but now split, sensitive to stimulus, eg: panic attack, shaking, hard to breathe, cold sweat.