PSYCH 2AP3 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Major Depressive Disorder, Etiology, Serotonin
20 Nov 2018
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Dsm disorder categories don"t reflect the multiple/overlapping causes of disorder. Don"t know the causes of the disorders. Psych symptoms can"t be easily duped in animals. Causes of mental disorders differ in everyone. We can only be sure in diagnosing eating disorders with a kappa of . 70 since signs and symptoms are more unique. Overall kappa score for disorders is . 27 which is low. Samuel (2015) did a survey of studies comparing the reliability of personality disorder diagnoses; research agreement within clinicians is very low. Symptoms impair social, occupational, or other areas of functioning. Symptoms cause significant concern for the individual. What about shyness and people who aren"t distressed but still dangerous and blames others/environment. No clear line between normal and a disorder. Abnormality is based on agreement of clinicians. Pressure to include symptoms as disorders in dsm. Abnormality caused by physical problems in the brain. Began with relationship between syphilis and mental symptoms. Abnormal thoughts, behaviours, caused by unconscious conflict.
