Definition
What is Psychopathology?
Study of disorders, symptoms, etiology (causes), and treatment
Social Anxiety Disorder
Extreme and persistent fear and avoidance of social situations in which a person could potentially be evaluated negatively by others, leading to serious impairments.
Stanley Rachman
(1977) Created three learning pathways: Classical conditioning, Modeling, and Verbal transmission of information
The Extraction of the Stone of Madness
15th century, a practitioner using a tool to extract an object from the head of an afflicted person (Usually resulted in death)
Diathesis-Stress Model
Diathesis can be a biological or psychological vulnerability, people who had a predisposition for a disorder are more likely to develop a disorder when faced with adverse environmental or psychological events.
What is DSM-5?
A classification system that categorizes and describes each disorder
Panic Disorder
Reoccurring and unexpecting panic attacks, at least one month of persistent concern about additional panic attacks, worry over consequences of attacks, or self-defeating changes in behavior related to the attacks
Jerome Wakefield
Proposed an influential concept which he defines psychological disorders as a harmful dysfunction
Dancing Mania
An epidemic in Western Europe in 11th and 17th centuries where groups of people would dance with wild abandon for days or weeks
Phobia
Excessive and persistent fear or anxiety about a specific object or situation
What is a psychological disorder?
A condition characterized by abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Continuous state of excessive, uncontrollable, and pointless worry and apprehension
World Health Organization (WHO)
Published The international Classification of Diseases (ICD) which is more used for clinical diagnosis
Other treatments and "predictions" during the 11th-17th centuries
It was believed these people were possessed by spirits, by witchcraft, or practitioners of black magic. Treatments for these beliefs included torture, beatings, and exorcism.
Arachnophobia
A fear of spiders
What is Supernatural Perspective?
Psychological disorders attributed to a force beyond scientific knowledge
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Thoughts and urges that are intrusive and unwanted, and/or need to engage in repetitive behaviors or mental acts
American Psychological Association (APA)
Promotes the advancement of psychology as a science, profession, and means of promoting human well-being that was founded 1892
Claustrophobia
A fear of enclosed spaces
What is Cultural Expectations?
Violating cultural expectations is not enough to identify a psychological disorder
Hoarding Disorder
Great difficulty in discarding possessions, regardless of how useless the objects are
Acrophobia
A fear of heights