PSYC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Dissociative Disorder, Dysphoria, Mania
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Persistent disturbance or dysfunction in behavior, thoughts, or emotions that causes significant distress or impairment. Sometimes called the organic" cause of a disorder. Determination as to whether a disorder or disease is present. Described the features used to diagnose each recognized the mental disorder. Indicated the disorder distinguished from other problems (i. e. differential) Includes, section devoted to cultural considerations in diagnosis of mental disorders. Describes comorbidity: co-occurrence of two or more disorders in a single individual. Autism, adhd: bipolar and related disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma- and stressor-related disorders, schizophrenia spectrum and other psychological disorders, depressive disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, dissociative disorders (multiple (ex. Driven more directly by research by underlying causes of disorders. Driven less directly descriptive research and clustering of clinical symptoms. Diagnosis determined primarily by client self-report of symptoms. Biological and behavioral tests are hoped for the future. Stigmas attached to labeling people with psychological disorders: Roughly 60% of sufferers do not seek treatment.
