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Introduction to Psychopathology

Introduction to Psychopathology. Goals for today: Scientist-practitioner model (3 parts to the study of disorders) Historical and current conceptions of psychopathology. Scientist-Practitioner Model. Description. Study of Psychological Disorders. Causation. Treatment/Outcome.

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Introduction to Psychopathology

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  1. Introduction to Psychopathology Goals for today: • Scientist-practitioner model (3 parts to the study of disorders) • Historical and current conceptions of psychopathology

  2. Scientist-Practitioner Model Description Study of Psychological Disorders Causation Treatment/Outcome

  3. Descriptive Approach Description Study of Psychological Disorders Causation Treatment/Outcome • Symptoms • Sex ratio • Prevalence • how many people in a population as a whole have a disorder? • Incidence • how many new cases of a disorder occur within a given time?

  4. Descriptive Approach Description Study of Psychological Disorders Causation Treatment/Outcome • Course • Typical pattern of development • Prognosis • Predicted development/outcome

  5. Scientist-Practitioner Model Description Study of Psychological Disorders Causation Treatment/Outcome

  6. Description Causes of Psychopathology Study of Psychological Disorders Causation Treatment/Outcome • Etiology • the study of why a disorder begins • Multiple Causation • biology, psychology, learning history, culture, and social factors

  7. Scientist-Practitioner Model Description Study of Psychological Disorders Causation Treatment/Outcome

  8. Description Treatment and Outcome Study of Psychological Disorders Causation Treatment/Outcome • What are the costs and benefits of treatments? • Which treatments work best (for which disorders, which people, etc.?)

  9. The Fisher King Small Group Exercise on Perspectives in Causation

  10. How has abnormal behavior been conceptualized over the course of history?

  11. Historical Perspectives on Abnormality Biological Theories Similar to physical disease, mental illness = breakdown of some systems of body (e.g., syphillis). Supernatural Theories Divine intervention, curses, demonic possession, and personal sin. Psychological Theories Mental disorders as the result of learning, trauma, or other psychosocial causes.

  12. Historical Perspectives on Abnormality Biological Theories “Madness tape, #3 -- recent history of biological theories and therapies

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