Psychopathology - ANSWER the scientific study of mental psychological disorders
abnormal psychology - ANSWER the scientific study of abnormal behavior in an effort
to describe, predict, explain, and change abnormal patterns of functioning
Mental Disorder - ANSWER clinically significant disturbance in a person's thoughts,
emotions, or behaviors that reflects dysfunction in mental functioning.
Maladaptive behavioral patterns - ANSWER inability to function in daily life
Cultural Relativism - ANSWER understanding that any individual's behavior or
psychological symptom must be evaluated in the context of their own culture
A diagnosis requires 4 Ds - ANSWER Distress
Disfunction
Deviance
Danger
Comorbidity - ANSWER 2+ mental disorders at the same time
Ex: anxiety is highly comorbid with depression
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,Dual diagnosis - ANSWER When a person with a mental disorder is also diagnosed
with substance abuse
Prevalence - ANSWER proportion of people in a population that have been diagnosed
with a mental disorder
Gender based socialization - ANSWER women- depression & anxiety but more likely to
seek treatment
men- substance abuse & antisocial but will self-medicate
process by which individuals develop, refine and learn to 'do' gender through internalizing
gender norms and roles as they interact with key agents of socialization, such as their family,
social networks and other social institutions
Koro - ANSWER Mental disorder primarily found in south and eastern Asian countries
Irrational fear of their genitalia retracting into their bodies and killing them
Tajin Kyofusho (TKS) - ANSWER Japanese
Social anxiety disorder
So concerned of performing inappropriate behaviors in public that will bring embarrassment
on themselves and others
Demonic Model Perspective - ANSWER if you have a mental disorder, you are
possessed by demons
Predisposing cause - ANSWER Factors existing that increase susceptibility to of
developing a mental disorder
May be genetically predisposed: biological in nature
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,Genetics, birth defects, environmentally damaging effects, viruses
May not be biological, ex: how your parents behaved when you were a child could influence
the susceptibility
Precipitating cause - ANSWER Focus on events/experiences in daily life that may
initiate the onset of a particular disorder
Perpetuating causes - ANSWER Focus on the consequences of a disorder that helps
maintain the psychological symptoms
Psychodynamic approach - ANSWER investigates unconscious conflicts and other
underlying psychological factors
Behavioral approach - ANSWER focuses on peoples current behavior and the learned
responses that sustain the behavior. Objective
Cognitive approach - ANSWER focuses on how thoughts and beliefs contribute to the
development of psychological disorders
Try to rearrange maladaptive thoughts in therapy
Sociocultural approach - ANSWER recognizes the importance of taking into account
each persons specific cultural and social system
biopsychosocial approach - ANSWER an integrated approach that incorporates
biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis
DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) - ANSWER American
psychiatric associations guide for diagnosing mental disorders
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, Clinicians give a psychological diagnosis or assign a label to a person's symptoms by
identifying behavioral patterns
The rest of the world uses the ICD-10, international classification of disorders
DSM-5 uses both categorical and dimensional information
Categorical: do you have it, or do you not
Dimensional: mental disorders are on a spectrum
prognosis - ANSWER How the disorder runs its course
Prediction about the typical course of disease and the likelihood of recovery
Cultural formulation interview - ANSWER questions to ask an individual about the
influence of their culture on their behavior
Pros and cons of diagnosis - ANSWER Pros
-Allows us to communicate
-Helps to write shorthand
-Allows to understand the cause of the disorders
Cons
-Labels do little to describe the struggles one faces
-Does little to specify treatments for individuals
-Others can develop a negative schema of diagnosed people
-A label doesn't tailor individual treatment
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abnormal psychology - ANSWER the scientific study of abnormal behavior in an effort
to describe, predict, explain, and change abnormal patterns of functioning
Mental Disorder - ANSWER clinically significant disturbance in a person's thoughts,
emotions, or behaviors that reflects dysfunction in mental functioning.
Maladaptive behavioral patterns - ANSWER inability to function in daily life
Cultural Relativism - ANSWER understanding that any individual's behavior or
psychological symptom must be evaluated in the context of their own culture
A diagnosis requires 4 Ds - ANSWER Distress
Disfunction
Deviance
Danger
Comorbidity - ANSWER 2+ mental disorders at the same time
Ex: anxiety is highly comorbid with depression
1
,Dual diagnosis - ANSWER When a person with a mental disorder is also diagnosed
with substance abuse
Prevalence - ANSWER proportion of people in a population that have been diagnosed
with a mental disorder
Gender based socialization - ANSWER women- depression & anxiety but more likely to
seek treatment
men- substance abuse & antisocial but will self-medicate
process by which individuals develop, refine and learn to 'do' gender through internalizing
gender norms and roles as they interact with key agents of socialization, such as their family,
social networks and other social institutions
Koro - ANSWER Mental disorder primarily found in south and eastern Asian countries
Irrational fear of their genitalia retracting into their bodies and killing them
Tajin Kyofusho (TKS) - ANSWER Japanese
Social anxiety disorder
So concerned of performing inappropriate behaviors in public that will bring embarrassment
on themselves and others
Demonic Model Perspective - ANSWER if you have a mental disorder, you are
possessed by demons
Predisposing cause - ANSWER Factors existing that increase susceptibility to of
developing a mental disorder
May be genetically predisposed: biological in nature
2
,Genetics, birth defects, environmentally damaging effects, viruses
May not be biological, ex: how your parents behaved when you were a child could influence
the susceptibility
Precipitating cause - ANSWER Focus on events/experiences in daily life that may
initiate the onset of a particular disorder
Perpetuating causes - ANSWER Focus on the consequences of a disorder that helps
maintain the psychological symptoms
Psychodynamic approach - ANSWER investigates unconscious conflicts and other
underlying psychological factors
Behavioral approach - ANSWER focuses on peoples current behavior and the learned
responses that sustain the behavior. Objective
Cognitive approach - ANSWER focuses on how thoughts and beliefs contribute to the
development of psychological disorders
Try to rearrange maladaptive thoughts in therapy
Sociocultural approach - ANSWER recognizes the importance of taking into account
each persons specific cultural and social system
biopsychosocial approach - ANSWER an integrated approach that incorporates
biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis
DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) - ANSWER American
psychiatric associations guide for diagnosing mental disorders
3
, Clinicians give a psychological diagnosis or assign a label to a person's symptoms by
identifying behavioral patterns
The rest of the world uses the ICD-10, international classification of disorders
DSM-5 uses both categorical and dimensional information
Categorical: do you have it, or do you not
Dimensional: mental disorders are on a spectrum
prognosis - ANSWER How the disorder runs its course
Prediction about the typical course of disease and the likelihood of recovery
Cultural formulation interview - ANSWER questions to ask an individual about the
influence of their culture on their behavior
Pros and cons of diagnosis - ANSWER Pros
-Allows us to communicate
-Helps to write shorthand
-Allows to understand the cause of the disorders
Cons
-Labels do little to describe the struggles one faces
-Does little to specify treatments for individuals
-Others can develop a negative schema of diagnosed people
-A label doesn't tailor individual treatment
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