MD and Classification Flashcards
A condition characterized by abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that disrupt daily life and relationships.
Mental Disorder
The study of psychological disorders.
Psychopathology
The causes of psychological disorders.
Etiology
criteria used to define psychological disorders.
4 D’s Deviance, dysfunction, distress, and danger
criteria used to define psychological disorders.
4 D’s Deviance, dysfunction, distress, and danger
A psychological disorder involves significant disturbances in thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that reflect underlying dysfunction and lead to distress or disability.
APA’s Definition
Theories about the causes of mental illness.
Etiological Theories
Attribute mental illness to supernatural factors like possession, curses, or divine punishment.
Supernatural Theories
Attribute mental illness to physical factors like illness, genetics, or brain damage.
Somatogenic Theories
Attribute mental illness to psychological factors like trauma, learned behaviors, or distorted perceptions.
Psychogenic Theories
Institutions created to house people with psychological disorders.
Asylums
The movement to close asylums and provide community-based care.
Deinstitutionalization
A French physician who advocated for humane treatment of the mentally ill.
Philippe Pinel
A French physician who advocated for humane treatment of the mentally ill.
Philippe Pinel
A reformer who championed mental health care in the United States.
Dorothea Dix