PSYCH 1XX3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Autism Spectrum, Dyslexia, Synesthesia
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In the past hysteria behaviour was considered deviant. The treatment for psychological disorders is always evolving: used to drill a hole into the skull to release (cid:498)the evil sprits(cid:499) in the (cid:498)made(cid:499) Stigma has to do with (cid:498)seeing is believing(cid:499) Psychopathologies from hysteria to depression, are not discovered, but. Cultural inputs can affect what you think are considered out of the norm: conformation associated with seeing a x-ray of a broken leg, they are decided upon. Deviance: measure traits and see how far you are from the mean of the population. Intelligence: empathy, pitch perception, language, spatial, people with psychological disorders typically fall in the extreme"s, intense negative feelings of sadness, anxiety, despair. Dysfunction: behaviour interferes with ability to function properly. Danger: behaviour is dangerous to the self or to others. Guidebook for clinicians to diagnose mental disorders. Includes the 4d"s of abnormality input their information. Clinical consultation, advocacy groups and general public are allowed to.
