PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Basal Ganglia, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Monoamine Neurotransmitter
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Capgras syndrome involves a normal person believing that a family or friend has been replaced by an identical looking imposter, lacking the ability to link an emotional response to a familiar face- famous tory rosato had this. Some disorders are much more likely to occur in women then in men and some are reversible. Many behaviours normal in one setting may be deviant in another setting. Psychopathology is more and more defined as thoughts and behaviours that are maladaptive rather than deviant. Must differentiate between what is known to be normal and abnormal. Etiology- factors that contribute to the development of a disorder, and possible treatments. Not all patients with mental disorders suffer from the same disorder. Multiaxial system- the system used in the dsm that provides assessment along five axes describing important mental health factors. People are classified through the multiaxial system rather than being given a label. 5 axes or dimensions in which diagnoses include evaluations of:
