PSYC-1000 Chapter 15.1: Defining and Classifying Psychological Disorders
25 Apr 2022
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Know the key terminology associated with defining and classifying psychological disorders. Understand advantages and criticisms associated with the diagnostic and statistical manual of. Apply knowledge of the mental disorders defense to decide if defendants are criminally responsible for their actions. Analyze whether the benefits of labelling psychological disorders outweigh the disadvantages. Abnormal psychology: the psychological study of mental illness. Maladaptive: causing distress to oneself or others, impairing day-to-day functioning, or increasing the risk of injury or harm to oneself or others. To be considered to have a disorder: thoughts, feelings, + behaviours must be maladaptive. Important for psychologists + psychiatrists to accurately diagnose + treat these disorders. Most ppl w/ psych disorders were taken care of by their family (historically) 1750"s: primitive psychiatric wards located in many european countries. Wrote about potential therapeutic benefits of being treated at an asylum. His work was aided by french physician, philippe pinel.
