I Psychopathology the thin line that separates sanity from madness Lecture 20 4 28 04 Historical Roots a Caused by evil spirits i Solution opening to escape b Caused by witchcraft supernatural forces i Solution Exorcism c Today Biological and psychological causes II Debate of origin a Biological perspective b Psychological perspective c Cultural Influences i Pibloktoq d Synthesis Diathesis Stress Model III Diagnosis A necessary and controversial next step a DSM IV disorders discussed in class i Anxiety Disorders marked by intense anxiety as major symptom 1 Examples ii Somatoform Disorders physiological symptoms with psychological origin 1 Examples iii Dissociative Disorders Experience detached from consciousness 1 Examples iv Mood Disorders Severe mood disturbances either positive or negative 1 Examples v Schizophrenic disorders psychotic disorders characterized by loss of contact with reality 1 Examples vi Personality Disorders long terms inflexible maladaptive patterns 1 Examples IV Rosenhahn 1973 On being sane in insane places a 8 Pseudopatients b Results i Role of Expectations ii Situational effects iii Sanity detected iv Diagnoses often unreliable c How do Mental Health professionals determine normality V Detailed Examples Also look on http homepage psy utexas edu homepage class Psy301 Niederhoffer movies Disorders for movie clips of various disorders a Anxiety OCD i Definition ii Examples iii Common obsessions and rituals b Somatoform Hypochondriasis i Definition ii Example Darwin iii Empirical Study c Dissociative DID i Remember continuum of normality ii Definition iii Facts iv Controversy d Mood Depression i Prevalence ii Symptoms iii Possible cause 1 Seligman s Learned Helplessness 1967 2 Explanatory style internal global stable e Schizophrenia i Definition ii Symptoms
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