L33 Psych 100B Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Neuropsychological Test, Externalizing Disorders, Psychopathology
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Moral treatment a therapy that involved close contact with and careful observation of patients. Psychopathology is increasingly defined in terms of maladaptiveness a person with psychopathology exhibits thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are maladaptive rather than deviant. Dsm approach categorical approach either has a psychological disorder or does not. Dimensional approach consider psychological disorders along a continuum in which people vary in degree rather than in kind. Neuroticism the tendency to experience frequent and intense negative emotions. P factor involved in all types of psychological disorders: higher were associated with more life impairment, high also predicted a worsening of impairments over time, reflects low to high psychopathology severity. Neuropsychological test a timed test for a client to fit wooden blocks into a corresponding template to test for signs of alzheimer"s disease. Clinical psychologists examine a person"s mental functions and psychological health to diagnose a psychological disorder and determine an appropriate treatment.
