PSYCH 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Borderline Personality Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder, Dsm-5
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Tries to solve comorbidity by just splitting categories into more. 2) there are many flimsy boundaries b/w categories. Schizoaffective disorder b/w schizophrenia & mood pathology (combines the two) 3) many problems do not fit any category. 4) thresholds b/w disorder and non-disorder are arbitrary. Sometimes they believe in label and they believe they won"t change. Don"t have a way to treat this bc it doesnt respond well to medication. Get diagnosed with their real disorder hard (identity, etc. ) Public attitudes toward mental disorders influence how a person reacts to having a diagnosis. Negative attitudes toward those who receive a label that connects them to undesirable features. Labels may influence people"s self-esteem, job opportunities, housing, relationships, etc. Fear of stigma keeps many people from seeking treatment. 1) no disorder has been shown to be discretely categorical. Can also look at dimensions where you are doing well. 3) every person can be characterized by sets of dimensions.
