01:830:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:101
• Professor: Sarah Carton

Document Summary

Psychological disorders and treatments what is a disorder? according to william james a famous psychologist to study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal. Psychological disorders a person presents having persistent thoughts, feelings, or actions that are harmful or disruptive to either themselves or each other labeled as. Deviant- behavior that is abnormal or problematic. Physicians discovered diseases come from bacteria like syphilis or lyme disease can lead to mental illness or genetics. Etiology: the cause or the origins and development of the disorder (metabolic, genetic, bacterial disease that could have been treated with antibiotics but wasn"t) Persistent unwanted thoughts- obsessive thoughts running through their mind over and over again so they have to engage in an action- compulsive action causes distress. Means split mind as in a split from reality; considered a psychotic break. Disorganized (types of speaking styles) and delusional thinking.