Psychology 2035A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Abnormal Psychology, Dsm-5, Anorexia Nervosa

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

Psychology 2035 psychological disorders definitions, causes and treatments. Abnormal thoughts, feelings and behavior: sometimes called abnormal psychology. The dsm-5 classification system (page 424: classifies and diagnoses psychological disorders. The demonic perspective: psychological disorders occur when evil spirits are inside the body, one ancient treatment involved drilling a hole in a scull so that the evil spirits could escape, or burned witches during the middle ages. The medical (biological) perspective: abnormal biological functioning, example: anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia stem from abnormal levels of chemicals in the brain. The biopsychosocial perspective: psychological disorders stem from biological, psychological and social factors. Predisposing causes earl(cid:455) (cid:272)auses that (cid:862)set the stage(cid:863) for a disorder: example: genetic factors, prior learning, cultural factors. Precipitating causes immediate events that trigger the disorder: example: stress. Maintaining causes keep the disorder going after it begins: example: extra attention from doctors and therapists can be rewarding do(cid:374)"t (cid:449)a(cid:374)t to stop seeing them, disorder adds e(cid:454)tra stress to a perso(cid:374)"s life.