WK 8 L1 Psychological disorders

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Psychopathology

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patterns of thought, feeling and behaviour that are problematic- disrupt well-being and functioning

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Myth of mental illness- Thomas szasz 1974

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mental illness is a myth to make people conform

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Labelling theory

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argues that diagnoses of abnormality are labels for people considered deviant

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Mental health

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a state of emotional and social well-being

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Mental health problems

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the wide range of emotional and behavioural abnormalities that affect people throughout their lives

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Mental disorder

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a clinically recognisable set of symptoms and behaviours which usually need treatment to be alleviated

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Contemporary approached to psychopathology

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psychodynamic, cognitive behavioural, biological, systems and family system

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Psychodynamic perspective continuum on psychopathology

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recognises 3 classes in order of severity- neuroses, personality disorders and psychoses

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Neuroses

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issues in living that involve anxiety or interpersonal conflict

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personality disorders

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chronic and severe disturbances that alter the capacity to work and love

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psychoses

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marked disturbances of contact with reality

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ego functioning

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ability to function autonomously, think clearly and regulate inpulses and emotions

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object relations

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ability to form relationships and maintain self-esteem

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Cognitive behavioural perspective

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dominant in nz- integration of an understanding of classical and operant conditioning with a cognitive- social perspective

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The C of CBT

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cognitive- many psychological disorders reflect dysfunctional attitudes, beliefs and cognitive processes

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styles of thinking

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polarised, overgeneralisation, catastrophising, personalisation, mental filtering, discount the positive, should statements, emotional reasoning

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B of CBT

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behavioural- many psychological problems arise from conditioned emotional responses

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Biological approach

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seeks the roots of abnormal behaviour within the brain

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Diathesis stress model

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underlying vulnerability with symptoms appearing under stress

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systems approach

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seeks the roots of abnormality in the context of a social group and families

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family systems approach

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an individuals symptoms are viewed as symptoms of dysfunction in the family

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Family roles

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parts individuals play in typical interaction patterns among family members

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Diagnosis

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classification of mental disorders-theoretical

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Transdiagnostic treatment

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address common factors to a set of problems a person is having

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DSM-5 2022

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APA publish manual that attempts to classify symptoms into syndromes