PSY 2012 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Autism Spectrum, Overdiagnosis, Body Image
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Interaction of biological, psychological and sociocultural factors. Medical model: the view that psychological disorders are diseases and have biological origins. Vulnerability-stress hypothesis or diathesis-stress model: a theory holding that preexisting conditions (genetic characteristics, personality disposition, experiences, and so on) put an individual at risk of developing a psychological disorder. Somatic symptom and related disorders: bodily symptoms that are either very distressing or that interfere with a person"s functioning along with excessive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors about the symptoms. Comorbidity: the simultaneous presence of two or more disorders in one person. Risk factors: characteristics, experience or exposure that increases the likelihood of a person will develop a psychological disorder. Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across a variety of settings. Applied behavioral analysis or behavior modification: the use of operant conditioning principles to change human behavior. Diagnoses skyrocketed by 2000% from 1988 to 2010. Uncontrollable fears that are disproportionate and disruptive. Persistent anxiety for at least 6 months.
