PSYC 407 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Behaviorism, Behaviour Therapy, Syphilis
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A psychological dysfunction in an individual is associated with: Enter a trance; say you are possessed. The diagnostic and statistical manual of the american psychiatric association. How does the current presenting problem of an individual compare to or match a. Compare signs and symptoms to diagnoses in the manual. if it matches most typical profile of a disorder? (must meet a minimum number) of the criteria, you are assigned that diagnosis. Psychopathology adopts scientific methods to learn about disorders, causes, and treatments. the practitioners are scientifically trained: scientist practitioners. Keep up with latest developments in the field. Evaluate your assessments and treatments to see if they work. Course: the pattern of time (chronic, acute, insidious). Demons, divinities, evil spirits, the moon (lunacy), magnetic fields. 460-377 bc: hippocrates believed psychological disorders were caused by brain problems. Another early biological explanation for the following sx: Treatment was marriage and this dx and tx pattern was used for many constellations of sx.
