01:830:101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Binge Eating, Limbic System, Avolition

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:101
• Professor: Carl Persing

Document Summary

Psychological disorder: a mental condition characterized by cognitive, emotional, and behavioral symptoms that: create significant distress; impair work, school, family, relationships, or daily living; or lead to significant risk of harm. Cultural and the social context influence whether unusual thoughts, feelings, or behaviors are considered abnormal. What is considered unconventional and what is considered deviant changes from generation to generation, as cultural norms shift over time. Psychosis: a severely impaired ability to perceive and comprehend events accurately, combined with grossly disorganized behavior. The diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (dsm) helps mental health clinicians diagnose the nature of a person"s problems, which then helps guide treatment for those problems. The number and breadth of disorders in the dsm has grown with each successive edition, and some researchers and clinicians have criticized this trend; they note the following: Advantages: the dsm does not explain why disorders arise or the best way to treat them.