PSYC 1160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Antisocial Personality Disorder, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Twinkie Defense
15 Oct 2016
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What is psychopathology: study of psychological disorders. Anxiety disorders, mood disorders, dissociative disorders etc. 22% of people suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder. Nearly half of all north a(cid:373)eri(cid:272)a(cid:374)"s (cid:271)etwee(cid:374) 15-54 will experience a psych disorder at one time. Psych disorders are second leading cause of disability; anxiety/depression medications are among the most frequently prescribed. More than 1 mil students will withdraw from uni prematurely due to emotional problems. 1 in 4 north americans will have a substance abuse disorder during his her lifetime; the loss to business is over 120 billion. Likely hood of contracting generalized anxiety goes up 10x if you have one parent with it. Panic attacks: number one disorder for which people seek help. Social anxiety disorder (harrison ford suffers from it) 7x more likely to experience if you have a parent with ocd. Suicide rates among men are highest in 90+ Mania is characterized by rapid speech, grandiose ideas.
