Intro-Lecture 1 Flashcards
T/F: Statistically unusual behavior is only considered to be negative
FALSE, also includes positive rare behaviors
_______: behavior could be called “abnormal” if it is rare
statistically unusual behavior
______ : behavior could be called “abnormal” if it goes against social norms
Socially Unacceptable Behavior
T/F: socially unacceptable behavior differs among people of the same culture
True
______: behavior could be called “abnormal” if it affects one’s ability to function
Dysfunctional Behavior
______: behavior could be called “abnormal” if it causes someone to be distressed
Personally distressing behavior
T/F: distress can be normal
True
T/F: everyone who engages in abnormal behavior is distressed
false, NOT everyone
What are the 4 Ds when defining normality and disease
deviance
distress
dysfunction
danger
define dysfunction
behavior that interferes with DAILY function
Which type of psychologist mainly focuses on research?
Ph.D.s
Which type of psychologist is more clinically focused?
Psy.D.s
_____ account for more disability in developed countries than any other group of illnesses
Mental Illnesses
What is the DSM?
Manual used to determine a diagnosis and help communicate that diagnosis after it is made
What are some benefits to using the DSM?
standardizes each disorder
guides therapy for diagnosis
allows of statistical analysis
Why was the DSM updated in 2022? What new disorder was added?
Goals of better assessment of symptom severity and specific “treatment targets” for clinicians, as well as handling comorbidities
prolonged grief disorder
What are some critics of the new DSM-V-TR?
-too subjective
-diagnoses being based too much around social norms and cultural biases
-Concern over initial nondisclosure agreement of authors of DSM-V and strong ties to the pharmaceutical industry
Why is the diagnostic criteria in the DSM helpful?
Features sets of criteria for specific illnesses that help determine whether a patient has a fully developed disease or merely symptoms of that disease without meeting sufficient criteria for formal diagnosis.
What is different about the psychiatric patient when compared to a non-psychiatric patient
-Psychiatric patient is basically all subjective information
-Little-no external validating criteria
-Lower diagnostic reliability
What is caffeine classified as ?
substance
What is different about the approach to a psych patient?
it dives much further into the record of the patient’s life.
goes WAY more in depth
define insight-oriented interviewing
interviewing designed to learn about “what lies beneath” the objective data, which will allow you to get a feel for what types of mental disorders may be affecting the patient as well as clues to what treatments might be most effective
