Defining and Understanding Disorders - (Module 65)

Question 1

Psychological Disorders

Answer 1

Thoughts, feelings, or behaviors are destructive, unjustifiable, disturbing, and atypical

Question 2

Biopsychosocial Approach

Answer 2

Looks at the way both internal and external factors influence our mental state, looks at the “whole patient”

Question 3

ADHD

Answer 3

Inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity

Appearance by the age of 7

Question 4

Philippe Pinel and Medical Perspective

Answer 4

Diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and cured

Question 5

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)

Answer 5

Classification system used to…

1. Describe or identify disorders
2. Determine scale of severity from 0 to 4.

Question 6

David Rosenhan: Experiment and Implications

Answer 6

Demonstrated the need for DSM, and illustrated the negative effects of diagnostic labels (bias perceptions)