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Mental Disorders

Mental Disorders. What is Abnormal ???. Patterns of behavior that are atypical Feelings of distress and negative affective Disorders are maladaptive and interfere with daily living. Exorcisms vs. Mental Illness. What are some common conceptions and misconceptions about mental disorders?

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Mental Disorders

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  1. Mental Disorders

  2. What is Abnormal ??? • Patterns of behavior that are atypical • Feelings of distress and negative affective • Disorders are maladaptive and interfere with daily living.

  3. Exorcisms vs. Mental Illness What are some common conceptions and misconceptions about mental disorders? • Supernatural causes • Natural Imbalance • Witch craft • Asylums • State Hospitals

  4. Biological Nervous System Genes Psychological Learning Cognition Socio-cultural At risk environments Disadvantaged social positions Diathesis-Stress Interaction model Predisposition + Stressors Current Models

  5. Assessment to Diagnosis • In-Take Interviews • Environment • Problems in their life • Biological & Family history • Measures • Diagnostic Checklist

  6. DSM IV Major Disorders Psychosocial -Environment Personality – Metal Retardation Global Medical Cond.

  7. Criticisms of DSM -IV • Not integrative • Ignores the relationships among factors . • Overlooks the variety of causal factors. • Motivation & an attempt to adapt • Different editions = different diagnosis. • The system "medicalizes" many behaviors traditionally considered to be under voluntary control. • Is every maladaptive behavior a disorder? • Should all such disorders be part of the responsibility of the health care system?

  8. Mental Disorders and Society • Is a Mental Disorder grounds for special rules? • Acquitted "by reason of insanity." • Only concerned about at the time of crime • Right from Wrong & Uncontrollable Impulses • Less than 1 percent

  9. Early Disorders • Disruptive Behavior • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder • Eating Disorders • Autism

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