PSYCH101 Lecture Notes - Anxiety Disorder, Observational Learning, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Stephanie Denison

Document Summary

Legal and ethical issues go beyond what we traditionally think. Arousal vs. despondency cases of high or low. Mental disorder controversy: hard to decide to figure out if someone actually has the. Symptom (individuals characteristics in term of thoughts behaviours: dimensional, categorical. Syndrome (constellation of symptoms an individual shows: only if the effect is clinically significant detriment, the problem derives from an internal source, not under voluntary control. Dsm-iv: reliability: give same diagnosis, validity: the categories are clinically meaningful, are the disorders real. The current state of dsm: new in may most significant changes in 20 years. Labeling people: dangerous and useful, labeling theory: because of the stigma, being officially labeled has negative consequences, critics say they earn much more from labeling in diagnosis and treatment. Biological perspective: physical disease analogy, more/less useful for certain disorders, brain abnormalities (alztimers, chemical imbalances, birth difficulties (cerebral palsy, heritability (genetics e. g. eating disorders) Also interaction with environment is a factor.