CAS PS 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Anxiety Disorder

• School: Boston University
• Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences
• Course: CAS PS 101
• Professor: Dunn

Document Summary

Abnormality: demonic possession, physical disease, product of psychological conflict. Learned maladaptive behaviors: distorted perceptions of the world. Demonological model: disturbed people were either possessed or had made a pact with devils. Disease model: just like physical illness site of illness is the brain. Vulnerability stress model: degree of vulnerability for developing psychological order, given. Personally distressful: judgement of abnormality occurs when distress is disproportionately acute or long-lasting. Personally dysfunctional : dysfunctional either for individual or for society behavior interfere (cid:449)ith o(cid:374)e"s a(cid:271)ility to (cid:449)ork or experience satisfying relationship. Culturally deviant: from cultural norms people are expected to think or feel or behave (anyone who does not follow = abnormal) Reliability: doctors should show high levels of agreement in their decisions => minimize subjectivity. Validity : diagnosis should capture accurately essential features of disorders. Dsm = diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders most used classification system in us.