PSYC 2000 : Exam 4-Final
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Trephining: cutting a whole in the skull to let out the evil spirits. Hippocrates: believed mental illness was an imbalance between one or more fluids which results in mental illness. Biology and psychopathology: biological model: psychological disorders have biological or medical causes, biological changes in the chemical, structural, or genetic systems of the body. Dsm-5 & icd-10: symptoms of disorders, path disorder takes, diagnostic criteria only about 5. 8% suffer from a severe mental disorder common to suffer from more than one disorder at a time. Specific phobia: fear of objects or specific situations or events. Agoraphobia: fear of bing in a place or situation from which escape is difficult or impossible. The dsm-5 describes about 250 different psychological disorders. In a given year, about 26. 2 % of american adults aver age 18 suffer from a mental disorder. Pros: provide a common language to professionals, establish distinct categories of diagnosis for treatment and understanding.
