Defining psychopathology 1

Question 1

what is psychopathology

Answer 1

study of nature development and treatment of psychological disorders

Question 2

what are 5 ways to define psychopathology by

Answer 2

deviation from statistical norm
violation of social norm
maladaptive behaviour
distress and impairment
wakefields dysfunction

Question 3

what are three problems with deviation from social norms definition

Answer 3

deviation doesnt always mean psychopathology
however, psychopathological behaviour is rare and not the norm- so additional criteria is needed
most common diorders have a prevalence rate of 1% to 25%

Question 4

what are three problems with violation of social norms

Answer 4

different cultures differ in whats acceptable
behaving in a way thats no socially acceptable doesnt imply psychopathology- LGBT
can be used as a means of stigmatizing

Question 5

what concept did USSR imply

Answer 5

slow progressing schizophrenia- patients were socially normal just had a complaining attitude towards society

Question 6

what are the two violations of social norms taken into consideration

Answer 6

harmful to individual

or to social counterpart

Question 7

what is the DSM 5

Answer 7

introduced cultural concepts of distress and emphasises mental distress is culturally framed

Question 8

what does the cultural concept of distress suggest

Answer 8

psychological disorders are possibly based on underlying dysfunction which are similar across cultures

Question 9

describe maldaptive behaviour/disability

Answer 9

defines psychopathology on whether the patients behaviour is making them incapable to normal dailhy living

Question 10

what does maldaptive behaviour cause deficits in

Answer 10

social occupational eductional and family functioning

Question 11

what dis wakefield say about psychopathology

Answer 11

a disorder exists when evolutionary formed mental functions are impaired
and this dysfunction is negative

Question 12

what is distress

Answer 12

emotional pain and suffering

Question 13

what are the key characteristics in the DSM 5 definition of mental disorder

Answer 13

personal distress
violation of social norms
dysfunction
disability

Question 14

what is ICD

Answer 14

international classification of diseases

developed by world health organisation

Question 15

what is DSM

Answer 15

diagnostic and statistical manual developed by APA

Question 16

what are problems with ICD and DSM5

Answer 16

disorders not classified by cause
dsm defines disorders as discrete entities
comorbitity is more the norm than expectation