PSYCH 3830 Chapter Notes - Chapter all lectures: Persecutory Delusion, Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizotypal Personality Disorder
23 Apr 2018
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Consilience- looking at understanding a phenomenon from different levels or perspectives. Changes in an individual can reflect or influence different aspects of the continuum (molecules, friend group). Atom > molecule > brain > individual > social > cultural > time period. That reflects a dysfunction in the psychological, biological, or developmental processes underlying mental behavior. Usually associated with significant distress or disability in social, occupational, or other activities (old dsm) or causes increased risk of physical problems or serious consequences if it"s culturally expected or approved, then it is not a mental disorder. Not a mental disorder if it challenges society or politics. Tries to pinpoint causes of mental disorders. Figures out who needs services and where those services are needed. Works same in america as zimbabwe: diagnostic & statistical manual of disorders (dsm) Makes sure that therapists are communicating important info about patients. Dsm > dsm ii > dsm iii > dsm iiir > dsm iv > dsm.
