Chapter 13 Quiz 1 Flashcards
Psychological Disorder
A syndrome marked by a clinically significant disturbance in a person’s thoughts, feelings, or behaviors
Disorder
A pattern that takes you out of your “normal” way of living
Medical M
Concept that diseases (psychological disorders) have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and sometimes cured through treatment in a hospital
American Psychology Association
1930s
APA
Classification System
DSM
Diagnostic
Statistical
Manual of mental illness
4 Ways To Classify Disorders in DSM
- Essential Features
- Associated features
- Differential Diagnosis
- Diagnostic Criteria
Essential Features
Characteristics that define the disorder
Associated Features
Additional features that are usually present
Differential Diagnosis
How to distinguish this disorder from others
Diagnostic Criteria
Must have all of these symptoms in order to diagnose that person with that disorder
Thomas Szasz
Classifying is not a good thing
We should not label
Ways to Identify Disorders
DAP
Deviation from normally
Adjust (physically, emotionally, and socially)
Psychological Health