PSYCH 1XX3 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Visual Cortex, Neuron, Cerebral Cortex
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Psychological disorders and thus treatments is not a one-size-fits-all operation. Conceptualization: accurate and comprehensive clinical diagnosis of psychological disorders. We must ask ourselves the four d"s (deviance, distress, dysfunction, and danger) to determine whether or not we need to seek help. Ego syntonic disorders: where individuals with the disorder have symptoms that they believe are valued or advantageous (ie. obsessive-compulsive personality disorder with perfectionistic tendencies) Ego dystonic disorders: where individuals with the disorder have symptoms that they believe are undesirable (ie. ocd with irrational behaviours) Treatments for one person with a specific psychological disorder are not universal for all individuals with that disorder. Select risk and protective measures impact the development of expression of mental health issues, so effective treatment must take the individual, family, social, circumstantial, and cultural aspects of their life into account. Relapse: (sometimes, hopefully not) in the treatment of a substance related disorders, refers to a full reemergence of past unhealthy behaviours.
