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Diagnosing Abnormality

Diagnosing Abnormality. Diagnosing M ental I llnesses. Medical model: rooted in a view that abnormal behavior stems from one’s physiology (for example, problems with neurotransmission). Problem is that this model is often influenced by social factors.

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Diagnosing Abnormality

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  1. Diagnosing Abnormality

  2. Diagnosing Mental Illnesses • Medical model: rooted in a view that abnormal behavior stems from one’s physiology (for example, problems with neurotransmission). • Problem is that this model is often influenced by social factors. • In the last century, women who were pregnant without being married could be admitted into an asylum.

  3. Bidirectional Ambiguity • Which is the cause: is it biology that causes mental illness or mental illness that cause changes in biology?

  4. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) Handbook used by psychiatrists in the US to identify and classify symptoms of mental illnesses. Based on a person’s medical and clinical conditions, psychosocial stressors, and the extent to which a person’s mental state interferes with his or her daily life.

  5. How is someone diagnosed with a mental illness by a psychiatrist? • Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID): Psychiatrist primarily rely on patient’s subjective descripton of the problem. • Medical exams, brain scans, observations, and psychological tests may all be made for further information.

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