PSYC 155 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography, Disability-Adjusted Life Year, Clinical Neuroscience
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Abnormal behavior: set of psychological abnormalities that are maladaptive to the individual. Interferes with daily functioning, personally distressing, unable to meet societal demands. Criteria: deviant (atypical), maladaptive (dysfunctional), and personally distressing. Americans have experienced the symptoms of some sort of psychological disorder. However, most people do not receive treatment. We don"t treat mental health the same way we treat physical illnesses. Age of onset and the lifetime prevalence of psychological disorders. About 25% of american adults have experienced symptoms of some type of psychological disorder during the previous year. Guidebook used by psychologists and psychiatrists for the diagnosis of patients, communication with other professionals, and the collection of data on disorders. Amen"s article on blackboard, the one you essayed on. Psychiatrists are the only medical professionals that virtually never look at the organ they treat - dr. daniel amen. The number one cause of death for medical professionals is suicide.
