Intro to Clinical Psych Flashcards
(54 cards)
Pathology
deviation from what is normal/healthy
Strategy for defining abnormal
- atypical/culturally unexpected
- dysfunctional
- causes distress/impairment
Things to consider when defining “atypical/culturally unexpected”
nature of behavior, frequency, duration, intensity, developmental context, cultural context
define dysfunctional
doesn’t work well for the individual
distress/impairment
usually in DSM criteria
Issues in defining abnormal
statistical rarity, just because it’s common doesn’t mean it’s “not abnormal”
culture’s role in defining
presenting problem
original complaint/symptoms
clinical description
details of one’s behaviors, thoughts, feelings
diagnosis
process of determining/classifying a problem; also refers to the specific label applied to the problem
prevalence
of people displaying a disorder in population at one time
incidence
of new cases within a specific time period
lifetime prevalence
% of population that will reach the disorder
course
pattern of deveopment and change of a disorder
age of onset
disorder first begins at this age
etiology
cause of a disorder
treatment
attempts to intervene
prognosis
anticipated course of a disorder
how do you study psychopathy?
theories/framework
data/research
theory
idea/set of ideas about the way things are or how they work
role of theory
guide educated gueses
Difference between role of theory in research vs. practice
research: guides questions, hypotheses, organize findings
Practice: informs understandings of causes, guides approach to treatment
biological theory
psychopathologies are caused by physicalities…
genetics, chemical imbalances
treat with meds
behavioral theory
problems contingent on environment
learned maladaptive response
change contingencies
cognitive theory
thoughts, behaviors, emotions
cognitive distortions
restructure thoughts
