PSYCH 111 (Intro to Psychology)
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (all the
psychological lenses on mental
illnesses; overview of how the
DSM-5)
MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Class AP Psychology
Date @April 20, 2022
Unit 6: Developmental Psychology
Psychological Lens Interpretation of Mental Illness
Psychodynamic internal, unconscious drives
humanistic failure to strive to one’s potential or being out of touch with one’s feelings
behavioral reinforcement history, the environment, you can learn to overcome it
cognitive irrational, dysfunctional thoughts or ways of thinking, treated with CBT
sociocultural dysfunctional society
biomedical biochemical imablances, genetic predispositions
comorbidity
DSM-5
Why create classifications of mental illness?
1. Guide treatment choices
2. Verbal shorthand for referring to a list of symptoms
3. Helps with research, because it gives you a definition of what counts as a mental illness
Critiques of diagnosing with the DSM
1. calls too many people “disordered”
2. border between diagnoses and normal is somewhat arbitrary, because you may need 3 symtpoms to get a diagnoses, even if you already have 2 really
strong
3. includes value judgements
1
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (all the
psychological lenses on mental
illnesses; overview of how the
DSM-5)
MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Class AP Psychology
Date @April 20, 2022
Unit 6: Developmental Psychology
Psychological Lens Interpretation of Mental Illness
Psychodynamic internal, unconscious drives
humanistic failure to strive to one’s potential or being out of touch with one’s feelings
behavioral reinforcement history, the environment, you can learn to overcome it
cognitive irrational, dysfunctional thoughts or ways of thinking, treated with CBT
sociocultural dysfunctional society
biomedical biochemical imablances, genetic predispositions
comorbidity
DSM-5
Why create classifications of mental illness?
1. Guide treatment choices
2. Verbal shorthand for referring to a list of symptoms
3. Helps with research, because it gives you a definition of what counts as a mental illness
Critiques of diagnosing with the DSM
1. calls too many people “disordered”
2. border between diagnoses and normal is somewhat arbitrary, because you may need 3 symtpoms to get a diagnoses, even if you already have 2 really
strong
3. includes value judgements
1
