PS101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Electrical Resistance And Conductance, Cortisol, Taijin Kyofusho
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Mental disorder as a violation of cultural standards: many specific to certain time or group. Mental disorder as emotional stress: based on person"s suffering, depression, anxiety, incapacitating fears. Mental disorder as behaviour that is self-destructive or harmful to others. Mental disorder: any behaviour or emotional state that causes an individual great suffering, is self destructive, seriously impairs the person"s ability to work or get along with others, or endangers others or the community. Classifying disorders: the dsm (diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders) Dsm continually updated, important to distinguish disorders precisely to treat them properly. The danger of overdiagnosis: everyone has symptoms of the disorder, adhd, fastest growing disorder. Overused, most people with adhd symptoms declined over time. The power of diagnostic labels: reassures people seeking an explanation, once person diagnosed, people see disorder as permanent, official condition, overlook other explanations. Illusion of objectivity and universality: many decisions based not on empirical evidence but group consensus.
