PSYCO105 Study Guide - Final Guide: Drapetomania, Mood Disorder, Mental Disorder
17 Oct 2016
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Psychological disorders: patterns of behaviour or thought that result in distress or disability, which are either developmentally or socially unusual. Psychological disorders tend to result in unusual behaviors, feelings, or thoughts. However, not all unusual behaviors, feelings, or thoughts are indicative of a psychological disorder. Common behaviors, feelings, and thoughts do not denote the absence of a disorder. U(cid:374)til the (cid:373)id (cid:1005)97(cid:1004)"s, ho(cid:373)ose(cid:454)ualit(cid:455) (cid:449)as largel(cid:455) thought of as a (cid:373)e(cid:374)tal disorder, a(cid:374)d (cid:449)as treated as such (e. g. , aversion therapy, drug treatments, electroshock). In colonial america, slaves who tried to run away were uncommon. Treatment: whipping the devil out of them (literally), or amputating big toes. S(cid:455)(cid:373)pto(cid:373)s i(cid:374)terfere or i(cid:373)pair o(cid:374)e"s a(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) to e(cid:374)gage i(cid:374) other routi(cid:374)e a(cid:272)ti(cid:448)ities like going to work, school, eating, sleeping, or spending time with friends. Symptoms cause a subjective experience of distress or anxiety. The medical model: the medical model conceptualizes disorders just like diseases: they have a biological cause, defined symptoms, and possible cures.
