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Question 1

What Defines Psychopathology?

Answer 1

Personal distress to the individual
Deviance from cultural norms
Statistical infrequency
Impaired social functioning

Question 2

Harmful Dysfunction Theory

Answer 2

2 different parts of psychopathology

1- harmful to individual based on what society beliefs its harmful
2-dysfunction-think of it as a pen- purpose its to write and it can be use for many different things (hold your hair, etc) natural form is to write so if it does something else its a dysfunction*problem/criticism= we dont know what is a normal mechanisms

Question 3

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Answer 3

Defines mental disorder as a clinically significant disturbance in cognition, emotion regulation, and behavior
Indicates a dysfunction in mental functioning
Associated with significant distress or disability in occupational, social, or other areas of functioning
Expectable reactions to common stressors are not mental disorders

Question 4

Why Is the Definition of Psychopathology Important?

Answer 4

Presence or absence of a diagnostic label strongly impacts attention it receives from clinical psychologists
Research
Common language

Question 5

New features in the DSM-5

Answer 5

Title - Arabic (5) vs. Roman (V) numeral
DSM as a “living document”
Elimination of the multiaxial diagnostic system