Sims’ Symptoms in the Mind

Question 1

Descriptive psychopathology is … ?

Answer 1

Descriptive psychopathology is the precise description, categorization and definition of abnormal experiences as recounted by the patient and observed in their behaviour.

Question 2

Descriptive psychopathology relies on … ?

Answer 2

It relies on the** method** of phenomenology
by focusing on experienced phenomena to
establish their universal character.

Answer 3

The aim is to listen attentively,
to accurately observe and to understand
the psychological event or phenomenon
by empathy so that the clinician can, as far as possible, know what the patient’s experience must feel like.

Question 4

Psychiatry is … ?

Answer 4

Psychiatry is the branch of medicine that deals with morbid psychological experiences.

Question 5

Why are psychological phenomena important in the medical conditions?

Answer 5

in the medical conditions psychological phenomena are important as causes, symptoms and observable clinical signs and also as therapeutic agents.

Question 6

The scope of psychiatry can be said to include … ?

Answer 6

minor emotional disturbances that
are meaningful reactions to environmental or psychosocial stress; profound psychological change that is unheralded by significant or meaningful stress; disturbances of personality that have a pervasive influence
on behaviour such that the person or others suffer

minor: /ˈmʌɪnə/ adjective
lesser in importance, seriousness, or signifcance

emotion:
/ɪˈməʊʃn/ noun
a strong feeling deriving from one’s circumstances, mood, or relationships with others.
“she was attempting to control her emotions”

disturbance:
/dɪˈstəːb(ə)ns/ noun
a state in which normal mental or physical functioning is disrupted.