PSYC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Antisocial Personality Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Blood Test
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Launch pad lab due next class at 2 pm. Exam 3 (final) dec 14 at 8 am, study guide on bb. What is it: normal emotional experience vs. mental disorder, experiencing psychological dysfunction that is maladaptive. Breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning. However, the boundaries between functional and dysfunctional are fuzzy. Still relies on social judgments and cultural values: experiencing personal distress or impairment. Generally, a person with a mental disorder is extremely distressed or upset by it (criteria 1). In certain cases, such as antisocial personality disorder, an individual may not be distressed by their condition at all. Therefore, impairment in functioning (criteria 2) covers those who don"t show distress. However, many people experience distress think of last time you fell in love with someone who rejected you. Much disagreement exists about what constitutes a psychological disorder. Throughout history various behaviors have been labeled as disordered (e. g. , hysteria and identifying as gay/ lesbian).
