Psychological Disorders Intro

An atypical behavior is one that:

• is so different it violates a norm

• is troublesome to other people

• occurs without a rational basis

• is destructive to yourself or others

What is a psychological disorder?

• a harmful dysfunction in which behaviors are maladaptive, unjustifiable, disturbing and atypical

• chemical imbalances in the brain that cause people to act in harmful ways

• malformations of important brain segments

• a dysfunction that is not harmful but may consist of behaviors that are maladaptive, unjustifiable, disturbing and atypical

What do we use to diagnosis and classify disorders?

• Trained professionals (psychologist and counselors) do it

• The DSM-5

• Research Papers

• Intuition

Why does misrepresenting disorders in the media matter?

• It doesn't matter

• it creates negative stereotypes

• It messes up research

• It makes disorders look cool

Feeling extremely depressed—so much so that you lost interest in activities, had difficulty eating or sleeping, felt utterly worthless, and contemplated suicide—would deviate from the norm, and could signify the presence of a psychological disorder.

• True

• Flase

• Its complicated

What might be a reason why the U.S had the highest rates of REPORTED mental disorders. (think about culture).

What does the APA stand for ?

• American Psychic Assocation

• American Psychological Association

• Answers Psychological Association

• Arminian Psychological Answers