HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Scientific Method, Gender Dysphoria
20 Jan 2018
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Mental disorders & dsm: when it comes to defining what is and isn"t a mental disorder, the. Dsm holds information about different mental illnesses: first published by apa in 1952, consistent growth since 1st edition, official, accepted account of disorders, from psychodynamic to symptomatic focus (but no explanation to causes or treatments) The dsm definition of mental disorder: "a mental disorder is a syndrome characterized by clinically significant disturbance in an individuals cognition, emotion regulation, or behaviour that reflects a dysfunction in the psychological developmental processes underlying mental functioning. Mental disorders are usually associated with significant distress or disability in social, occupational, or other important activities. : defined as a mental disorder by expression, not cause. Criticisms of dsm: lack of hard science. The dsm doesn"t contain disorders of the scientific method/ not a lot of data - rather a lot of judgement calls and decision making: ignores context of person being diagnosed.
