PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Mental Disorder, Personality Disorder

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jill Atkinson

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Important question: what is normal: normal in one part of the world can be very abnormal for another part of the world, normal is based on perception and knowledge. Apply the three-prong test to identify the presence of a mental disorder. However, someone who mopes around for weeks, looses their appetite, can"t sleep, etc. would be significantly distressed. The genetic predisposition is expressed in terms of psychological traits that heighten sensitivity to stress. Describe how the behavior of people with psychological illness is maladaptive. Females are socialized to show emotion and be nurturing. Explain the importance of classifying psychological disorders: classification leads to better treatment and more fruitful research. There are two common classification systems: international classification of diseases and related health problems (icd) developed by. World health organization: chinese classification of mental disorders (ccmd) published by the chinese society of.