15.1- Defining and Classifying Psychological Disorders

Question 1

abnormal psychology

Answer 1

the psychological study of mental illness

Question 2

maladaptive (thoughts, feelings, behaviour)

Answer 2

they cause distress to oneself or others, impair day-to-day functioning, or increase the risk of injury or harm to oneself or others

Question 3

asylums

Answer 3

residential facilities for the mentally ill

Question 4

medical model

Answer 4

sees psychological conditions through the same lens as western medicine tends to see physical conditions - as sets of symptoms, causes, and outcomes, with treatments aimed at changing physiological process in order to alleviate symptoms (anxiety treated as cancer treatment)

Question 5

most important psychiatrists in the history of medicine…

Answer 5

Emil Kraepelin

Question 6

Emil Kraepelin believed…

Answer 6

psychological disorders could be divided into 13 large groups related to psychosis

Question 7

Psychosis

Answer 7

when an individual has difficulties distinguishing between what is real and what is imagined (mood swings)

Question 8

diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM)

Answer 8

standardized manual to aid in the diagnosis of disorders (current version: DSM-S-TR)

Question 9

DSM-S-TR

Answer 9

divided into 19 categories + multiple sub categories

Question 10

aspergers

Answer 10

less severe form of autism spectrum disorder- a development disorder associated with poor social skills and that may be accompanied by intellectual impairments

Question 11

diagnostic labels help… but also

Answer 11

have the potential to cause harm

Question 12

culture-bound syndromes

Answer 12

expressions of distress that are recognized across a given culture but that tend not to appear outside of that culture (illness depends on where you are living)

Question 13

many children are diagnosed with…

Answer 13

ADHD

Question 14

attention-defined hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

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a development disorder in which children show inappropriate levels of hyperactivity and impulsivity while also having problems maintaining their attention on people or activities

Question 15

in order to be in DSM-S-TR…

Answer 15

must have at least 6 symptoms of inattention in order to receive a diagnosis of ADHD

Question 16

mental disorder defence

Answer 16

this defence does not deny the person committed the offence, but claims that the defendant was in search an extreme, abnormal state of mind when committing the crime that they could not discern that the actions were logically wrong