Mental Disorder Flashcards
Mental Disorders are:
problematic patterns of thinking, feelings, and behaving
Mental Disorder that disrupt an individuals:
sense of well being, social life, and occupational functioning
Patterns of Mental Disorders Consist of:
Persistance, harmful, and uncontrollable
Where does mental illness come from?
it is historical and the modern perspective is now based on the medical model
How do physical illness effect the modern perspective?
their are biological and environmental causes, defined symptoms, and possible cures
Physical illness effects mental illness in what other way?
abnormal psychological experiences
How are mental disorders classified?
The DSM-V (Diagnostic and Statistical manual-5)
What is the DSM-V?
guidelines for diagnosing the presence and severity of mental illness and provides information on symptomatology, distinguishing characteristics, and the prognosis
How do we understand causality?
their is stigmatization which is labeling and also the intervention causation fallacy which states that we do not know the biological sources of mental disorders, so their is no true cure
Biopsychosocial Perspective
integrates the biological influence (genetic predisposition) and the psychological influences (low self worth) and the environmental influences (loss, poor)
What is the model of causation?
The Diathesis Stress Model
What is the Diathesis Stress Model?
it includes diathesis which are the genetic factors or predisposition and stress which are environmental factors
What are different cultural manifestations of symptomatology?
Cultural Formation Interview, Cultural Syndrome, Cultural Idioms of Distress, Cultural Explanations
Cultural Formation Interview
assesses effect of the clients culture on the experience, expression, and explanation for the disorder
Cultural Syndrome
groups of symptoms from 2 or more disorders that cluster together in specific cultures
