Lecture 1/2 Flashcards
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what is psychopathology
how do we define what is NOT normal
why define mental illness
some say yes some say no
have to have some sort of boundary as a starting point
what is a medical model/syndrome
physical diseases measurable entities and express themselves as clusters of symptoms - these models have evolved oevrtime
syndrome model was borrowed from what
medical models of illness
not every disease has
a single origin or single etiological source and its not categorized by a single sympltom
who defined metal illness as “harmful dysfunction”
wakefield J
what os dysfunction
an organ system performing contrary to its design; not at the peak of its design
what does wakefield argue
brain is designed to perform number of functions and any problem indicates a disorder
what does wakefield presume/ is problematic with what he says
we understand the fucntion and design of the brain, personality, emotions, etc
what is lillenfields critique
what is “natural function”
natural selection depends on variability
some disorders may represent ___ not ___
adaptations not maladaptations
what is widigers proposal
mental disorders are constructs
what else does widiger say in his proposal
not directly observable or definable, can only be measured indirectly thus needed a multimodal approach
what is a multimodal approach
the process of defining psychopathology is an ongoing iterative bootstrapping process
what do multimodal approaches assume
any form of psychopathology represents a complex latent construct which is multiply determined, meaning each construct represents the sum of all environmental influences in addition to the acivity of things
when measuring psychiatric disorders, what domains are they expressed across
self report, brain functionl, neural response, physiological responses, and behavioural responses
what is the purpose fo classification system
description, prediction, theory, communication
description
highlight critical features of a diagnosis
prediction
may tell you something about course, treatment, response, etiology
theory
provides a set of postulates abotu relationships of diff elements to one another
do symtoms co-occur fro a certain reason?
they should
communication between
clinicians
what are the five criteria proposed for valid classification of disorders
clinical description, course, treatment response, family history, and laboratory studies
clinical description
the disorder has to be characterized by a common set of symptoms that cluster together and are characteristic of the disorder