PSY270H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Autonomic Nervous System, Fugue State, Antisocial Personality Disorder
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Psychological disorder: atypical behavior: not enough in itself, disturbing: varied with time and culture, maladaptive: harmful to oneself or others, justifiable: sometimes there"s a good reason. Perceived causes (in the past): movements of sun or moon; evil spirits. Ancient treatments: exorcism, caged like animals, beaten, burned, castrated, mutilated, blood replaced with animal blood. Bio-psycho-social perspective: assumes that biological, sociocultural, and psychological factors combine and interact to produce psychological disorders. American psychiatric association"s diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: widely used system for classifying psychological disorders. Neurotic disorder: distressing but allows one to think rationally and function socially: freud saw the neurotic disorders as ways of dealing with anxiety. Psychotic disorder: person loses contact with reality: experiences irrational ideas and distorted perceptions. Anxiety disorders: distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that increase anxiety. Generalized anxiety disorder: client tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal. Phobia: persistent, irrational fear of a specific object or situation.
