PSYC 2800 Study Guide - Mptp, Neurochemistry, Encephalitis
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Causes of abnormal behaviour: evidence for brain abnormalities in organic-neurobiological disorders is straightforward, and the causes are generally, genetic error (ex. Identifying and classifying mental disorders: epidemiology, the study of the distribution and causes of diseases in human populations, dsm, the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, the american. Psychiatric association"s classification system for psychiatric disorders: current edition is dsm-iv-tr, dsm-v slated for may 2013, psychiatric disorders are to some extent arbitrary and depend on prevailing cultural views. Challenges in diagnosis: it is difficult to diagnose behavioural disorders, people are seldom objective observers of their own behaviour or that of a loved one. The patient and their loved ones may be selective in what they notice: people are seldom specific in identifying symptoms. Many disorders can result in memory deficits. With memory being effected remembering symptoms can be difficult: evaluations have their own conceptual biases, which may influence the questions that they ask and the information that they gather.