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Class notes taken in Tufts University's Psychopathology course. Topics covered include: classifying mental illness, risks for mental illness, the Stress Vulnerability Model, shared biological factors, types of clinical assessments, physical assessments, qualities of a good clinical assessment, ensuring cultural sensitivity, building rapport, and rule outs.

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INTRODUCTION

psycathology : mental health issue becomes a real disorder
not experience
o
just an
"
When does a mental health issue becomes "clinical ?

range of
=> normal emotions =
"
psychopathology
How do we define "illness ?
-subjective distress => person's internal interpretation
↳ depression vs Schizophrenia .

(usually unaware)
-
ineffective behaviors
G continuous
argring ul people =>
losing people in life.
-

statistically deviant- rare , outside of norm .


-personal/social judgments=> our
interpretation
"
G Is their outfit "normal ? G will differ from others'
-




dangerousness => Will they put themselves or others & isk?

Why do we
classify mental illnesses ?
insurance
coverage
-




(medicine? clinical setting )
?
-different treatments
-
conduct research increased
Downsides of classification
,



:
understanding
Stigma
-




-make of
patient feel like less a
person .
- cross-cultural differences
determinations whown world
-making our own view

-

people change
-
can
give
incorrect
diagnosis
what
really
know
-never
happening un someone

, ASSESSMENT
Who is about to develop Howdoe e
I
r a
mental illness?
Risks for mental illnesses :




early
interventions prevention (not a
heavily studied topic)
-




-nature vs .
nurture


biological , pollution ,


family history ,
stress

genetics

Stress Vulnerability Model :


can be used to

predict future
episodes
con : cannot see context
(what to eat for
lunch vs trauma
.




places responsibility
individual
solely
on
maladaptive




Peak mental illness development :



10.25
ages
-




iden
puberty , a
-




covery
-greater sensitivity
brain = homonal
of

changes
a stress
-
accelerated loss of synapses
(neurous communicate)

Connected book
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Jill Hooley, James Butcher Abnormal Psychology, Global Edition
Publisher: 2020 ISBN: 9781292364568 Edition: Unknown

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