PSYC 305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Psychopathology, Dsm-5
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Psychological disorder: pattern of behavior or experience that is distressing and painful to the person. Leads to disability or impairment in important life domains: associated with increased risk of further suffering, loss of function, death, or confinement. What is abnormal: dsm-5: widely accepted system for diagnosing and describing mental disorders, the word abnormal (and the notion of abnormality) is a point of contention and controversy in psychology and society, definitions of abnormality: Statistical infrequency (2+ sds above or below mean). Labelling helpful in some settings, but can be stigmatizing. There is a growing consensus that there exists no sharp dividing line between psychopathology and normal variation.
