Psychological Disorders Flashcards
During the Middle Ages, how was mental illness and disorders perceived?
Demonic, odd behaviours were considered evil spirits haunting the body, exorcisms and witch hunts were promoted
During the Renaissance period, how was mental illness perceived?
Medical model saw MI as a physical disorder needing
treatment, methods were questionable and unaffective
Who were 2 reformers that pushed for moral treatment of mental illness?
Phillippe Pinel and Dorothea Dix
What drug was used commonly in the 1950s to treat schizophrenia?
Thorazine
How did deinstitutionalization show its mixed results?
Some patients returned to almost normal lives but tens of thousands had no follow-up care & went off medications
What are 4 misconceptions about psychiatric diagnoses?
- Nothing more than pigeonholing
- Unreliable
- Invalid
- Stigmatize people
What is the DSM-5?
A book outlying the criteria for mental disorders, has 18 different classes and over 300 diagnoses
According to the DSM-5, what are the 4 criteria for a valid diagnosis?
- Distinguishes diagnosis from others
- Predicts performance
- Predicts family history
- Predicts natural history
What does Mental Disorder defence require people to not know so that they cannot be convicted?
- What they were doing at the time of the crime
- What they were doing was wrong
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
Continual feelings of worry, anxiety, physical tension, irritability, and feeling on edge
