PSC 153 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: American Psychiatric Association, Dsm-5, Learned Helplessness
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Psc 153 lecture 10 victimization: syndromes in court. Syndrome cluster of related symptoms that lead to significant dysfunction in normal activities. Mental disorders syndromes characterized by significant disturbance in cognition, emotion, or behavior. Sometimes used to explain the actions of people involved in the legal system refers to a set of psychological/emotional reactions to specific events. Dsm diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (american psychiatric. Commendable effort but: only reflects general acceptance in the field, diagnoses still rely on subjective interpretation, work in progress. Neither bws nor rts is in the dsm-5 but sexual violence is explicitly included among traumatic events that can cause ptsd. Usually occurs in private and kept secret, so difficult to assess. Estimates: 20% of women vs. 7% of men abused by their partner. Men more likely to seriously injure or kill. Most cases ending in court feature male-against-female violence. Women more likely to report abuse (23% vs. 7%)
