PSY BEH 102C Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Hypothalamus, Cyclothymia, Cognitive Therapy
9 Feb 2014
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Lecture 1: different types of psychological practitioners. Md psychologist 4 years of medical school, licensed to medication. Psychoanalyst needs either a md or phd or psyd: the meaning of abnormality in psychopathology, distress or psychological suffering. Psychopathology: the study of the nature causes of treatment of mental disorders. The pattern of thought, emotion, and behavior that result in personal distress, or a significant impairment in a persons social or occupational functioning: dysfunctional or impaired functioning, deviant, irrational and unpredictable behavior. It won"t get out of some people"s heads because they were diagnosed with some disorder, and identify themselves with that particular disorder. This doesn"t mean they have it for the rest of their lives. Current or previous employers can see, causing stigmatization. (b) stereotyping. Other"s can stereotype the patient with everyone else, when there are different cases for everyone. (c) labeling.
