1. Chapter 16.1 What are Psychological Disorders?

2. Essential Question
What are the causes and symptoms of various psychological disorders, and how are they diagnosed and treated?

3. Answer on top half of the post-it
Do-Now (Discussion)
In your opinion, what separates “normal” from “abnormal” psychological functioning?
Answer on top half of the post-it

4. What Are Psychological Disorders?
Open up your textbooks to pg. 447
Chapter 16.1:
“What Are Psychological Disorders?”

5. Identifying Psychological Disorders
Defining “normal”
Deviation from normality
Considers the majority
Has limitations
Majority is not always right- morals
Adjustment
How people get along in the world physically, emotionally, and socially
Eating, dressing, living by societal rules
Psychological health
Self-actualizing (Jung and Maslow)
Striving process for normal, healthy acceptance/expression of one’s own individuality

6. Is This Normal?
What we consider normal vs. abnormal behavior depends on the context of the behavior. Here are men in teh Michoacan State, Mexico displaying cultural dance masks.
Why must you consider the cultural context of a behavior when determining whether or not a behavior is normal?

7. Psychological Disorders
A psychological or behavioral pattern that occurs in an individual and is thought to cause distress or disability that is not expected as part of normal development or culture

8. Classification DSM-IV-TR:
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Fifth version revised in 2013
Used to classify and categorize mental illness
Operates on 5 dimensions or axes

9. Classifying a Disorder
Within each diagnostic category, the following descriptions are included:
Essential features- characteristics that define the disorder
Associated features- additional features usually present
Differential diagnosis- info used to distinguish a disorder from another
Diagnostic criteria- list of symptoms that must be present

10. DSM-IV: Major Psychological Disorders
Refer to Figure 16.3:
“DSM-IV: Major Psychological Disorders”
Pg. 452
What does Axis 1 of the DSM-IV consider when classifying mental illness?

11. Classification 5 Axes of DSM-IV:
Axis 1: Clinical Disorders/Categorized
Axis 2: Personality Disorders/
Mental Retardation
Axis 3: Medical Disorders
Axis 4: Psychosocial Stressors
Axis 5: Global Assessment
of Functioning (GAF)
(social, occupational, leisure)

12. Classification
Why do you think psychologists consider 5 different levels, or “axes” when classifying mental illness?

13. Assignment Read Chapter 16.1 Complete Section 1 Assessment
“What Are Psychological Disorders?”
Pgs
Complete Section 1 Assessment
Pg. 454
#s 1-4
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