PSYCH 1XX3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Bipolar Disorder, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder
13 May 2016
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The four d"s: deviance, distress, dysfunction, and danger. Clinicians rely on this set of criteria to diagnose psychological disorders. Deviance idea that thoughts, emotions, and behaviours that we see as abnormal. Sometimes minority groups are labeled as deviant, but that is because they are different from the majority. We define normality depending on whether or not the individual is accepted by the society. People who fall above or below the norm are deviant. Distress negative feelings of individuals with psychological disorders. Many people with mental illnesses are distressed by their illness. Dysfunction a marked impairment in the ability to perform everyday functions. The indidivudla cannot engage in normal social or occupational functioning. The behaviour is described as maladaptive behaviour they prevent the indidivual from living a functional, full life. It is possible that someone may have maladaptive behaviour on purpose, like a hunger strike. This way there is a reason for the demonstration.
