PS 272 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Etiology, Insomnia, Biopsychosocial Model

• School: Quinnipiac University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PS 272
• Professor: Clayman

Document Summary

All three are needed: level of psychological dysfunction, level of stress or impairment, response that is not culturally expected. (needs context) Each diagnosis has a clinical description: signs/symptoms. Prevalence (how many people in the pop have it; usually a percentage) Incidence: how many cases are there, at the current time: ex) rise on the incidence of suicide. Prognosis: the prospective outlook; anticipated course for this person. Depends on the course of the treatment and history. Onset: did it come on quick or slowly; acute vs. Degrees insidious: phd, psyd, edd, md- psychiatrist, aprn-advanced prescribed registered nurse, msw- social work, lcsw, lpc, ladc- licensed alcohol and drug counselors. Etiology: cause: social- environmental, biological- genetic/predisposition, psychological. Usually use a biopsychosocial approach- helps understand things comprehensively: witches and supernatural forces in middle ages, moon and stars had, treatment: exorcism, torture, shock, anything normative could be cured with a healthy environment and influence. (cid:498)full moon(cid:499)