PSYC 2000 Chapter : Chapter 14 Psychological Disorders
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Trephining cutting a whole in the skull to let out the evil spirits. Diagnostic systems: dsm-5 (diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, icd-10 (classification of mental and behavioral disorders) Labeling disorders: pros, provide a common language to professionals. 2: establish distinct categories of diagnosis for treatment and understanding, cons, overly prejudicial, psychology student"s syndrome . Anxiety generalized disorders: excessive anxieties and worries about a number of events/activities that occur more days than not for at least 6 months, can also have physical symptoms (ex. Obsessive compulsive disorder: obsessive compulsive disorder intruding, recurring thoughts or obsessions create anxiety that is relieved by performing a repetitive, ritualistic behavior (compulsion) Depressive disorders/bipolar and related to emotion: affect in psychological terms, emotion or mood, mood disorders disorders in which mood is severely disturbed. Major depressive disorder: severely depressed move that comes outs suddenly and seems to have no external cause (ex.
