PSYC 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Panic Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Trepanning
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Somatoform disorders: group of psychologically induced conditions that have the characteristics of physical disease but no organic (natural) reasons of why. Metal health workers label behavior as psychologically disordered when there is a sig(cid:374)ifi(cid:272)a(cid:374)t dysfu(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374) i(cid:374) a perso(cid:374)"s cognitions, feelings, or behaviors. Must interfere with your daily life for a certain amount of time. When behavior is deviant distressful, and dysfunctional. Dsm-5: the diagnostic and manual of mental disorders. Asso(cid:272)iatio(cid:374)"s diag(cid:374)osti(cid:272) a(cid:374)d statisti(cid:272)al (cid:373)a(cid:374)ual disorders, 5th edition. Although diagnostic labels may help in communication and research, they can also bias our perception of peoples past and present behavior. The diagnosis can also sometimes unfairly stigmatize these individuals. One reason to diagnose people with disorders is to make decisions of how to treat the disorder. The medical model: treat people right and it might cure them. Diagnosis create a verbal shorthand for referring to a list of associated symptoms.
