PSYC 3082 : Psyc 3082 Test 1 Notes
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Examples: neighbor sweeps and washes driveway everyday. Important terms when classifying mental disorders: presenting problem- initial problem that a patient faces. Ex: my back has been hurting. : description-description of symptoms (affect, cognition, behavior, prevalence- rate of disorder or how many people currently have this disorder. Ex: year instance of suicide: onset- start of behavior; can be either acute(sudden) or insidious(gradual, course of disorders- pattern of disorders; can be episodic, time-limited, or chronic, etiology- cause or onset of disorder. Emile kraeplin- was the first to create a classification system form mental disorders; he is the father of today"s classification system; classified 2 groups of mental illness; manic-depressive psychosis and dementia praecox. Freud- says the mind has three parts(id, ego, superego) Philippe pineal- reformed mental hospitals in france by unchaining inmates; coined 5 forms of insanity: mania, melancholy w/ delirium, melancholy w/o delirium, dementia, and idiotism.
