PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: American Psychiatric Association, Lightner Witmer, American Psychological Association

• School: UTSC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYA02H3
• Professor: Donald Danielson

Document Summary

2013: the dsm-5 is published in the us. 1949/1952: the dsm-i is published in the us and the icd begins including mental disorders as a section. 1945: the end of wwii sees many soldiers retur(cid:374)i(cid:374)g ho(cid:373)e with pt d (cid:894)(cid:862)shell-sho(cid:272)k(cid:863)(cid:895) a(cid:374)d clinical psychology takes off. 1919: the american psychological association establishes licensure for clinical psychologists. 1896: lightner witmer opened the first psychology clinic to treat dyslexia and learning disabilities at the u of pennsylvania. Prior to the end of the 19th century: psy(cid:272)hopathology (cid:272)o(cid:374)sidered to (cid:271)e the result of god"s wrath, fa(cid:272)ial features, de(cid:373)o(cid:374)s, etc. Persistent disturbance or dysfunction in behaviour, thoughts, or emotions that causes significant distress or impairment. Abnormal psychological experiences are classified as illnesses that have biological causes. Abnormal psychological experiences are classified as illnesses with biological, psychological, and social causes. Classification systems: there are two main classification systems used to categorize mental disorders.