PSYC380 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Dorothea Dix, Ego Psychology, Sigmund Freud

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC380
• Professor: Fowles Timothy

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Psychological disorder: a psychological dysfunction associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typical or culturally expected: aka: abnormal behavior. Breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning. Ex: severe fear on every date: personal distress or impairment. Satisfied if extremely upset; not capable of a certain thing. Ex: being so shy you find it impossible to interact with people although you"d like to: atypical of not culturally expected. Ex: you believe you are possessed reflects a psychological disorder in many western cultures. Psychopathology: scientific study of psychological disorders: clinical counseling, psychiatrists, social workers, nurses. Scientist-practitioners: latest field developments; evaluate own assessments and treatments; conduct research. Clinical refers both to the types of disorders you would find in a clinic or hospital and to the activities connected with assessment and treatment. Course: most disorders follow a particular patter: chronic lasts long, episodic recover/recurs later. Etiology: study of origins; why a disorder begins.