PSYCH 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum, Mental Disorder

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The better you know yourself, the better choices you make toward happiness. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (dsm) a classification system that describes the features to diagnose/distinguish each mental disorder. Symptoms: involves disturbances in behavior, thoughts, or emotions, associated with personal distress or impairment , stem from an internal dysfunction (biological, psychological, or both) Diathesis-stress model: a person may be predisposed for a psychological disorder that remains unexpected until triggered by stress. (actually more challenging and complicated. ) The co-occurrence of two or more disorders in a single individual. High prevalence used as criticism of dsm: too much overlap. Impairments of the growth and development of the brain or cns. Characterized by deficits in social relatedness, communication skills (can share emotions, can"t feel the feeling of others) Often accompanied by: repetitive, ritualistic behavior, sometimes accompanied with intellectual disability (not necessary) Includes the older diagnoses of asperger"s and autism.

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