PSYCH 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Alcoholism, Comorbidity, National Comorbidity Survey
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Only dysfunctions that are socially disvalued are disorders - wakefield. Culture changes over time, changing definitions of disorder. Ex: homosexuality was considered a disorder in dsm i & No disorder is due to entirely cultural factors. Some symptom presentations appear to be specific to some cultures, but not others: culture-bound syndromes. Extreme fear one"s penis/vulva is shrinking, disappearing, or inverting to kill you. Out-of-consciousness stress reaction with crying, trembling, uncontrollable shouting, aggression, and intense heat in the chest moving to the head. Scientific study of the frequency and distributions of disorders within a population. # of new cases of disorder that appear in a population during a specific period of time. Total # of active cases that are present in the population during a time. Lifetime prevalence: total proportion of people affected in their lives. 12-month prevalence: total proportion affected in a year. Interviews of 9000 people in u. s. about mental disorders b/w 2001 - 2003.
