PSYCH 14 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: East Los Angeles College, Intellectual Disability, Dsm-5
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Approaches to classification you have or you don"t have. Categorical mental illness/psychopathology can be construed as something. Like being pregnant (you are either pregnant or you are not) Dimensional mental illness can be construed as a degree or a range of. People with intellectual disabilities are on the low end of cognitive problems intelligence while geniuses are on the high end. A syndrome (groups of associated features) is: Characterized by clinically significant disturbance in an individual"s cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior. That reflects a dysfunction in psychological, biological, or developmental processes underlying mental functioning. Usually associated with significant distress in social, occupational, or other important activities. An expectable or culturally approved response to a common stressor or loss, such as the death of a loved one. Socially deviant behavior (e. g. political, religious, or sexual) Conflicts that are primarily between the individual and society (e. g. voluntary efforts to express individuality) Membership in the kkk does not alone qualify someone to.
