PSYC 2010 Lecture 14: 14.1

• School: Auburn University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2010
• Professor: Robinson

Document Summary

Section 1: psychopathology: sickness or disorder of the mind. The earliest view of psychopathology was explained as apparent madness resulting from possession by demons or evil spirits. Hippocrates: founder of modern medicine; classified psychopathology into 3 categories: psychological disorders account for the greatest proportion of disability in developed. 1 out of 4 americans over age 18 has a diagnosable psychological disorder in the given. He thought that bodily fluids were the cause of the mental diseases biology and environment interact to produce psychological disorders (both factors affect. 4) does there behavior cause discomfort and concern to others? life (ex. work, social relations, self care) this component is critical in determining if its psy- chopathology or just simply unusual. maladaptiveness: shows maladaptive behaviors rather than deviant. To be diagnosed the symptoms have to interfere with at least one aspect of the person"s. Only about 7% of americans is severely affected , and this group suffers from multiple.