1. Psychological Disorders Mrs .Deming
Psychology
Psychological Disorders
Mrs .Deming

2. Psychological Disorders
Behavior patterns or mental processes that cause serious personal suffering or interfere with a person’s ability to cope with everyday life.

3. Psychological Disorders
Approximately 1/3 of the adults in the US experience some type of psychological disorder
“normal” = what is equated with what is average for the majority of people (culture specific)

4. Psychological Disorders
There are about 1.5 million people presently hospitalized in the US for mental disturbances.
Additional 4 to 5 million people seek psychological help

5. Psychological Disorders
Media depicts inaccurate image of a person with a mental disorder—ax murderer killing house to house because of early childhood experience
Average mental patient is confused and withdrawn, bothering no one.

6. Diagnosing Difficult and not always straight-forward Symptoms
1. Typicality = what degree is the behavior typical
2. Maladaptivity = behavior impairs everyday life; causes misery, distress

7. Symptoms, continued 3. Emotional Discomfort = lose interest, anxiety
4. Socially unacceptable behavior—violates norms
--Culture bound Syndromes

8. Classification of Disorders
DSM—Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders