PSY 101 Study Guide - National League, Barter, Problem Solving
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There are 450 million ppl suffering from psychological disorders 2. Depression and schizophrenia exist in all cultures of the world-defining psych. Disorders: persistently harmful thoughts feelings and actions-deviant, distressful, dysfunctional behaviors are labeled as disordered-1. Deviant behavior (going naked) in one culture may be considered normal, while in others it may lead to arrest-2. Diagnosis: identifying and distinguishing one diseases from another-3. Treatment: treating a disorder in a psychiatric hospital-4. Perspectives: assumes that biological, socio-cultural, and psychological factors combine and interact to produce psychological disorders-classifying psych disorders: the american psychiatric association-diagnostic and. Determine how prevalent the disorder is-disorders outlined by dsm-iv are reliable-therefore, diagnoses by different professionals are similar-others criticize dsm-iv for putting any kind of behavior within the compass of psychiatry -labeling psych. Disorders: critics of the dsm-iv argue that labels may stigmatize individuals-labels may be helpful for healthcare professionals when communicating with one another and establishing therapy-
