PSYC 2000 : Exam 4 Notes - HARMAN
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Psychological disorders (ch 14: early explanations of mental illness, trephining cutting a hole in the skull to let out the evil spirits. Biology and psychopathology: biological model psychological disorders have biological or medical causes, biological changes in the chemical, structural, or genetic systems of the body. Labeling disorders: pros, provide a common language to professionals, establish distinct categories of diagnosis for treatment and understanding, cons, overly prejudicial, psychology student"s syndrome , labels tend to stick longer than the behavior. Psychology student"s syndrome : lsu student health center, lsu psychological services center, baton rouge crisis intervention center. Outline: defining and classifying psychological disorders, anxiety disorders/obsessive-compulsive and related. Disorders/trauma- and stressor-related disorders: depressive disorders/bipolar and related disorders. Disorders of anxiety, trauma, and stress: anxiety disorders: the main symptoms is excessive or unrealistic worry fearfulness, free-flowing anxiety anxiety that is unrelated to any realistic, known source, phobias, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder.
