chpt. 15 -- psychological disorders

This is intro. to Psychology class notes on psychological disorders. This document goes into detail about psychopathology, dysfunction, examples of things that are NOT psychopathology, why we need psychological diagnoses, standardized diagnostic tools, controversies in diagnosis of psychological disorders, origins of psychopathology, anxiety disorders, specific phobias, social anxiety disorder (social phobia), panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorders, etiology of OCD, body dysmorphic disorder, hoarding disorder, PTSD, risk factors & support for PTSD, the development of PTSD, mood disorders, major depressive disorders, bipolar disorders, biological basis of mood disorders, cognitive theory of mood disorders, suicide, suicide risk factors, schizophrenia, dissociative identity disorder (DID), depersonalization/derealization disorder, dissociative amnesia, ADHD, the potential causes of ADHD, autism spectrum disorders (ASD), personality disorders, borderline personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorders.