PSY 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Hand Washing, Fidgeting, Lorazepam
Document Summary
Problems in thinking and / or behavior that are: Disabling (they keep the person from functioning at work or in relationships). A potential danger to others, or the person him/herself. About 25% of us will have a disabling mental disorder in our lifetimes. Most mental disorders arise unexpectedly and for no good reason. The diagnostic and statistical manual for mental disorders (now in it"s 5th. Disorders are diagnosed from signs (what is visible from how a patient presents), and symptoms (what the patient experiences). Just as anyone can develop a physical disorder, anyone can have a mental disorder. Mental disorders, like physical disorders, tend to run in families. In many families, mental disorders are - wrongly - a source of shame and embarrassment. They are not a sign of weakness or moral failure. Many mental disorders are actually physical disorders: they are disturbances in brain functioning.
