Intro

Question 1

What is Wakefield’s harmful dysfunction?

Answer 1

Dysfunction or abnormality is NOT enough to consider something a psychopathology –> it needs to be harmful

–> The influence of social values on defining mental disorder –> society defines WHAT is a disorder

Question 2

What is Lilienfeld’s critique on psychopathology?

Answer 2

How do we know what is the “normal functioning” of the brain
- Some psychopathology can represent adaptions –>i.e. depression after loss to conserve energy

Question 3

What is Widiger’s critique on psychopathology?

Answer 3

• Mental disorders are constructs
• Cannot be directly observes or measure and therefore we need a multimodal approach and definition to understand it
• Different approaches will capture different aspects but it cannot be complete

Question 4

When were inclusion, exclusion, and duration criteria included in the DSM?

Answer 4

DSM III

Question 5

What differentiates Axis 1 from Axis 2?

Answer 5

Axis 1 –> temporary conditions
Axis 2 –> personality disorders

Removed in the DSM V

Question 6

How do different alleles of the serotonin transporter affect one’s risk for depression?

Answer 6

Short allele + abuse = depression
Long allele + abuse = no depression