PSYA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attack
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Lecture 19: classification and diagnoses of mental disorders. It is important to remember people are not just their disorders. Prof: define what it is (is difficult)/ classification is distinguish between symptoms or if they are overlapping. Provides examples of what is normal and what isn"t. Prof: different across cultures/ doesn"t define the laws of physics. The definition of abnormal used in dsm-iv-tr (diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorder, 4th edition) Abnormal describes behavioural, emotional, or cognitive dysfunctions that are unexpected in their cultural context or substantial impairment in function. The scientific study of abnormal behaviour, with the objective to. Clear cut, 2 personalities, stereotypical disorder, movies are basically not a clear cut of examples of disorders mixed among disorder. The following are common myths about those suffering from mental illness: Prof: people with mental issues usually needs to see family physician (60%) and gives them anti-depressants people should see psychiatrist.
