Pyb306 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

WK 1: Abnormal Behaviour? - Significant distress/disability (NOT expectable behaviour) --> defined by an official classification system (DSM-5) - Behaviour /way of being causes subjective distress leading to help seeking behaviour - If it deviates from expected statistical norm (an experience most people don't have) - Results from "harmful" dysfunction (cannot perform normal functions) DSM-5 Approach - - Heavily reliant on harmful consequences (signs are things we observe in others, ...

Emotion - states of arousal defined by subjective feeling, such as sadness or anger; usually short lived and marked by physiological features Affect - pattern of observable behaviours that are associated with subjective feelings Mood - A pervasive and sustained emotional response Depression - pervasive and sustained low mood & related behaviours and symptoms Dysthymia - Experience of low mood Dysphoria - experience of mixed unpleasant emotions Euphoria - Intense feeling of well-bein...

Psychopathology - The manifestations of (and study of causes of) mental disorders. Generally used as another term to describe abnormal behaviour Abnormal Psychology - The application of psychological science to the study of mental disorders. Includes investigation of the causes and treatment of psychopathological conditions Psychosis - A term that refers to several types of severe mental disorder in which the person is out of contact with reality. Hallucinations and delusions are examples o...

What are some imperfections of the DSM-5? (8) - -Process criticisms -Lowering of diagnostic thresholds -Introducing new disorders without a clear scientific basis -Failure to test/demonstrate validity of diagnostic categories -Reification of 'disorder' -Failure to deliver on promise of neuroscience -Reduced reliability of many diagnoses -Undeclared conflict of interests with the pharmaceutical industry Psychopathology is generally used to describe: - -Abnormal behaviour/functioning -T...

What % globally mental health disorders effect the global population? - Answer-- 30% 2 primary models of mental disorder diagnosis - Answer-- DSM - ICD Particular critique of modern DSM and ICD diagnosis design - Answer-- Western Cultural perspective - Doesn't explore global instances of mental illness etc - Designed by committees who agree upon a definition Is Psychiatric Universal AND does it represent varied perspectives? - Answer-- No, it is not - Depends on location and what paradig...

PYB306 (PSYCHOPATHOLOGY) FINAL EXAM LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WELL VERIFIED GRADED A+ Psychopathology is generally used to describe: - ANSWER--Abnormal behaviour/functioning -The manifestation of mental disorders/conditions/illnesses -The science or study of mental disorders What are the three major approaches of defining abnormal behaviour? - ANSWER--If a behaviour/way of being causes subjective distress leading to helpseeking behaviour (although this relies of patient insight) ...