Psychology 2030A/B Lecture : lecture 1 notes

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: David Vollick

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Bizarre, different in kind, former patients are unstable and dangerous, ashamed, one s susceptibility (vulnerability), weak in character, mental illness is a hopeless situation. Toward a definiton of abnormal behaviour y y y. Impairment is set in the context of a person s background. Psychological disorders and psychological abnormality are used interchangeably y y mental illness is a less preferred term y. Psychopathology: is the scientific study if psychological disorders. The diagnostic and statistical manual (dsm-iv) y widely accepted system for classifying psychological problems and disorders y. And for behaviours that are not otherwise explainable. Approaches to the scientific study of psychogical disorders y mental health professionals: The psy. d. s: clinical and counseling doctors of psychology (none exist in canada, currently) In canada, regulation of the profession is under the jurisdiction of the provinces and territories: m. d. s: psychiatrist, m. s. w. s: psychiatric and non-psychiatric social workers, mn/msn s: psychiatric nurses.