Psychopathology Overview

Question 1

What is psychopathology

Answer 1

Study of abnormka thoughts, behaviours and feelings
- means disease of mind

Question 2

What does Szazs suggest

Answer 2

There’s no such thing as abnormality (mental illness) and psychiatry is a tool to control difficult behaviour. He views ‘difficult behaviour’ as a same reaction to an insane world.

Question 3

How to classify if someone has psychopathology problems and evaluation

Answer 3

Two books
-DSM and ICD-10
-they categories different disorders based on signs and symptoms

-objective
-needs correct diagnosis for correct treatment
-has to be regularly updated cause being gay was once seen as an illness.