PSY 245 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Psy, Phlegm, Etiology
1 Dec 2020
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Psychological disorder/problematic abnormal behavior a psychological dysfunction within an individual associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typically or culturally accepted. All three are necessary in confirming that one has a disorder impairment/atypical response. Impairment the state or fact of being impaired, especially in a specified faculty. The greater the deviation from normalcy, the more abnormal something is. Prototype a patient with only some features or symptoms of the disorder and still meet criteria for the disorder because his or her set of symptoms is close to the prototype. Psychopathy the scientific study of psychological disorders. Professionals include clinical and counseling psychologists, psychiatrists, psychiatric social workers, marriage and family counselors, mental illness counselors, and psychiatric nurses. Scientist-practitioners mental health professionals that take a scientific approach to their clinical work most current diagnostic and treatment procedures. Keep up with the latest scientific developments in their field and therefore use the.
