Chapter 16.1 What are Psychological Disorders?

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Chapter 16.1What are Psychological Disorders?

• Mr. McCormick
• Psychology

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Essential Question

• What are the causes and symptoms of various
  psychological disorders, and how are they
  diagnosed and treated?

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Do-Now(Discussion)

• In your opinion, what separates normal from
  abnormal psychological functioning?

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What Are Psychological Disorders?

• Open up your textbooks to pg. 447
• Chapter 16.1
• What Are Psychological Disorders?

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Psychological Disorders

• Psychological Disorder
• 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

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Classification

• DSM-IV-TR
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
  Disorders
• Fifth version revised in 1994
• Used to classify and categorize mental illness
• Operates on 5 dimensions or axes

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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?

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Classification

• 5 Axes of DSM-IV
• Axis 1 Clinical Disorders
• Axis 2 Personality Disorders/
• Mental Retardation
• Axis 3 Medical Disorders
• Axis 4 Psychosocial Stressors
• Axis 5 Global Assessment
• of Functioning (GAF)
• (1-100)

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Classification

• Why do you think psychologists consider 5
  different levels, or axes when classifying
  mental illness?

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Homework

• Read Chapter 16.1
• What Are Psychological Disorders?
• Pgs. 446-454
• Complete Section 1 Assessment
• Pg. 454
• s 1-4