Lesson 1 Flashcards
Psychological dysfunction within an individual associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a
response that is not typical or culturally expected.
Psychological Disorder
refers to a breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning.
Psychological Dysfunction
Individual is extremely upset and cannot function properly.
Distress or Impairment
Deviates from the average or the norm of the culture.
Atypical or Not Culturally Expected
Scientific study of
psychological disorders.
Psychopathology
Received Ph.D. and follow a course of graduate-level study lasting approx. 5 years.
Clinical/Counseling Psychologist
A psychological disorder characterized by marked and persistent fear of an object or situation.
Phobia
Another term for psychological disorder.
Problematic abnormal behavior
A related concept that is also useful is to determine whether the
behavior is out of the individual’s control (something the person
doesn’t want to do).
Harmful dysfunction
Focus on clinical training and deemphasize or eliminates research training
Psy.D.
Integrate clinical and research training
o Psychiatrists – first earn an M.D. in med school, then specialize in Psychiatry
Ph.D.
Rarns master’s in social work as they develop expertise in collecting information relevant to the social and
family situation of the individual
Psychiatric Social Workers
They may keep up with the latest scientific developments in their field
and utilize the knowledge in their practice
Scientist-practitioners
Traditional shorthand way of indicating why the person
came to the clinic; answers “what?”
Presenting problem/Presents
Represents the unique combination of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that make up a specic disorder.
Clinical description
Refers both to the types of problems or disorders that you would find in a clinic or hospital and to the activities
connected with assessment and treatment.
Clinical
Statistical concepts/figures
Prevalence
Incidence
Sex ratio
Statistical concept/figure which answers how many people in the population as a whole have the disorder.
Prevalence
Statistical concept/figure which answers how many new cases occur during a given period, such as a year
Incidence
Types of course
Chronic
Episodic
Time-limited
Somewhat individual pattern that most disorders follow.
Course
A course that tends to last a long time, sometimes a lifetime
Chronic
A course where the individual is likely to recover within a few months only to suffer a recurrence of the disorder at a later time; worse when recurred.
Episodic
A course where the disorder will improve without
treatment in a relatively short period with little or no risk of
recurrence; will be experienced whether you like it or not; won’t stay
Time-limited
Types of onset
Acute
Insidious
An onset that begins suddenly
Acute