Psychological Disorders: A "harmful dysfunction" in which behavior is judged to be atypical, disturbing, maladaptive, and unjustifiable
Current Perspectives-Medical Perspective: psychological disorders are sicknesses and can be diagnosed, treated, and cured
-Bio-Psycho-Social Perspectives: assumes biological, psychological, and socioccultural factors combine to interact causing psychological disorders
Diathesis-Stress Model: diathesis meaning predisposition and stress meaning environment
Classifying Psychological Disorders
DSM-IV: Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: the big book of disorders
Neurotic Disorders: distressing but one can still function in society and act rationally
Psychotic Disorders:Person loses constact with reality experiences distorted perceptions
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