PSYC 3330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Psychoactive Drug
19 Apr 2016
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Clinical psych focuses mostly on abnormality - mental disorders, psychiatric diagnosis, psychopathology. What defines abnormality: personal distress ex. panic disorder, deviance from cultural norms ex. schizophrenia, statistical infrequency ex. Did: impaired social functioning ex. social phobia. Dsm: prevailing diagnostic guide for mental health professionals; used in assessments, therapy and research. In the dsm 5, mental disorder is: clinically significant disturbance in cognition, emotion regulation, or behaviour that indicates a dysfunction in mental functioning, usually associated with significant distress or disability. Importance for clients: identifying an otherwise nameless experience. Tuesday, april 19, y: sharing a recognized problem with others, acknowledging the significance of her experience, gaining access to treatment, of course, could carry a stigma that damages self-image, effect of outcome on legal issues. Dsm i and ii: dsm i was published by the apa in 1952, followed by dsm ii in 1968.
