PPT-Treatment of Psychological Disorders: Basic Features

Basic Features Continued Therapy Therapy is a generic term to mean treatment like pets is a generic term to mean domesticated animals in the home Insight Therapies help patient better understand him. Unit 6 Notes. Your notes are . yellow. Psychological disorder- a harmful dysfunction in which thoughts, feelings, or behaviors are maladaptive, unjustifiable, disturbing, and atypical. In order for something to be considered a disorder, it MUST have all four characteristics. Definition. Patterns of behaviour and thought that are atypical, viewed as undesirable, maladaptive and that usually . causes . the persons who experience them considerable distress.. Psychological disorders involve biological, psychological, social and cultural factors.. HOW MANY TYPES OF TREATMENTS?. 3 major categories:. 1) . Insight therapies. : “talk therapy”. 2) . Behavior therapies. : based on principle of learning; procedures involve classical/operant conditioning, and observational learning. Learning Objectives. Importance of Classification. Philosophical underpinnings of two approaches to classification. Purposes of Classification. Symbols and Language. Words are symbols. By convention we all agree on symbols. Psychology 40S C. . . McMurray. Source: PSYCHOLOGY. . (8th Edition) David Myers. Psychological Disorders. Anxiety Disorders. Mood Disorders. Dissociative Disorders. Schizophrenia. Personality Disorders. Learning Objectives. Importance of Classification. Philosophical underpinnings of two approaches to classification. Purposes of Classification. Symbols and Language. Words are symbols. By convention we all agree on symbols. - Battista . Mantuanus. Psychological Disorder. Psychological . disorder. – a psychological condition characterized by behaviors and/or thinking patterns that are UMAD. Unjustifiable. - irrational, doesn’t make sense to most people. Module 27. Standards. *SSPVB3: The student will identify abnormal behavior and treatment. . a. Identify criteria that distinguish normal from disordered behavior; include the criteria of distress, deviance, and dysfunction. . Basic Concepts of Psychological. Disorders. Module 40. 40-1. : . HOW SHOULD WE DRAW THE LINE BETWEEN NORMALITY AND DISORDER?. According to psychologists and psychiatrists, . psychological disorders . Ella Sternisha Kaley Slagle Jenna Ramsey Rachel Simon Kaitlyn Hocutt. behavior that is deviant,maladaptive, or personally distressful over a relatively long period of time. Deviant- both atypical and abnormal behavior. Ex: a person who flosses her teeth every 15 minutes . 1) Insight therapies. . = . “talk . therapy. ”. relationship . between therapist & client therapeutic tool. 2) Behavior therapies = . based on . principles of learning, . . therapists . make direct efforts to alter problematic responses . Psychological Disorders and Treatments 8-10% and 7-9% (A combined 15-19% of the exam) Questions to Consider How should we define psychological disorders ? How should we understand disorders? Do underlying biological factors contribute to disorders? = deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional patterns of thoughts, feelings, or behaviors.. Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). = a psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of three key symptoms; extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.. AP Psychology. Alice F. Short. Hilliard Davidson High School. Chapter Preview. Defining/Explaining Abnormal Behavior. Anxiety Disorders. Mood Disorders. Dissociative Disorders. Schizophrenia. Personality Disorders.