PSYCH 270 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: National Comorbidity Survey, Mental Breakdown, Psychopathology
30 Jan 2017
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Mental disorders are the second leading cause of disease-related disabilities and morality (below cardiovascular conditions and slightly ahead of cancer) Two out of every four people will experience a serious form of abnormal behavior. Psychopathology: symptoms and signs of mental disorders (depressed mood, panic attacks, etc) Abnormal psychology: application of psychological science to the study of mental disorders. Extremely withdrawn, frequently sitting alone in a darkened room after dinner. Memory failing ( parts of brain were shut off") Indifferently told his wife that he had been fired for not working. Sat at his desk, staring into space and mumbling softly to himself. Schizophrenia is a type of psychosis, a general term that refers to several types of severe mental disorders in which the person is considered to be out of contact with reality. Mental disorders often defined by a set of characterizing features, rather than one alone.
