[PS280] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 97 pages long Study Guide!
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The diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (dsm-5) of the american. Psychiatric association is the most broadly accepted system for identifying certain types of disorders. Eccentric and unusual behaviour or beliefs are not necessarily abnormal: however, boundary between eccentricity and abnormality is not always clear. Behaviours that are threatening to others (i. e. aggression, murder) are not always sign of an underlying psychological disorder. Psychological abnormality behaviour, speech, or thought that impairs the ability of a person to function in a way that is generally expected of them in the context where the unusual functioning occurs. Mental illness often used to convey the same meaning as psychological abnormality, but implies a medical rather than psychological cause. Psychological disorder a specific manifestation of this impairment of functioning, as described by some set of criteria that have been established by experts. Psychopathology both the scientific study of psychological abnormality and the problems faced by people who suffer from such disorders.
