Module 5.3 Flashcards

Explaining and Classifying Psychological Disorders

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Factors to identify psychological disorders

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levels of dysfunction, perception of distress, and deviation from the social norm are all factors used to identify psychological disorders

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Positives of classifying psychological disorders

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“creates order and describes symptoms;
aims to predict a disorder’s future course;
suggests appropriate treatment; prompt research into its causes; help mental health professionals communicate about their cases and study the causes and treatments of disorders”

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Negatives of classifying psychological disorders

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casts too wide a net and bringing “almost any kind of behavior within the compass of psychiatry”; pathologizing of everyday behavior; diagnostic labels can be subjective

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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders

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the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders

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International Classification of Mental Disorders(ICD)

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global categorization system for physical and mental illnesses published by the World Health Organization (WHO).

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Eclectic approach

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an approach to psychotherapy that uses techniques from various forms of therapy

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Behavioral perspective view of mental illness

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maladaptive learned associations

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Psychodynamic perspective view of mental illness

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unresolved childhood conflicts and unconscious thoughts

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Humanistic perspective view of mental illness

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lack of social support and the inability fo fulfull one’s potential

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Cognitive perspective view of mental illness

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maladaptive thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, or emotions

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Evolutionary perspective view of mental illness

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maladaptive forms of behaviors that enabled human survival

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Sociocultural perspective view of mental illness

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problematic social and cultural contexts

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Biological perspective view of mental illness

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genetic or psychological predispositions

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Biopsychosocial model view of mental illness

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an integrated approach that studies how biological, psychological, and social-cultural factors interact to produce specific psychological disorders

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Diathesis-stress model view of mental illness

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the concept that genetic predispositions (diathesis) combine with environmental stressors (stress) to influence psychological disorders

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psychological disorders

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a disturbance in people’s thoughts, emotions, or behaviors that causes distress or suffering and impairs their daily lives