Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Agoraphobia, Mania, Learned Helplessness

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Maladaptive patterns of behaviour that cause distress. Distressing- causes us discomfort (pedophiles might not feel distressed, bipolar manic phases) Deviant- can behave in deviant behaviour without having a disorder (pedophiles are deviant in society) Ancient world- evil spirits, imbalance of body fluids (holes in skull to remove) Middle ages- supernatural forces, forces of the moon. Early 20th century- psychodynamic perspective, conflict of mind (id, ego, superego) Modern times- biological (medical perspective), cognitive, social, cultural factors. Predisposing causes- genetically inherited characteristics, early life trauma. Precipitating causes- put a great deal of stress on us (losing job, failing class, divorce) Maintaining causes- play a role once the disorder comes into being, continue feeling depressed, avoid people, reduced social life. Dsm-iv (1994)- diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders-iv. 200+ disorders are grouped into 17 major families. Describes symptoms, onset, and prevalence (how often found in population) Axis 1: clinical syndromes and other conditions (panic attacks)