Lecture 35
Clinical 1
- Clinical Psychology
- Definition
- Symptoms & Syndromes
- Criteria
- Prevalence
- Origins
- Historical
- Contemporary
- Vulnerability-Stress Model
- Cultural Considerations
- Classification
- Why classify
- DSM-IV
- Multi-Axial Classification
- Major Disorders
- Comorbidity
- Labeling Liabilities
Overview
Most people think of psychology as the study of psychological disorders, yet only one area of psychology, clinical psychology, focuses on the study of psychopathology. In this lecture, I introduced the field of clinical psychology, emphasizing the classification and description of psychological disorders.
Specifics
- Identity 3 criteria used to determine whether a behavior is classified as a psychopathology.
- Be familiar with historical and contemporary views of psychopathologies, including the bio-psycho-social model and the vulnerability-stress model.
- Describe 2 ways cultures influence the prevalence and manifestation of psychological disorders.
- Know what DSM-IV-TR is, and how it uses a multi-axial system to classify psychological disorders.
- Describe 5 major psychopathologies, and know what is meant by comorbidity.
- What are the dangers involved in labeling a behavior as "pathological?"
DSM-IV Multi-Axial Classification
| Axis | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| I | ||
| II | ||
| III | ||
| IV | ||
| V |
Major Disorders
| Disorder | Description |
|---|---|
| Anxiety | |
| Dissociation & Personality | |
| Mood | |
| Schizophrenia | |
| Somatoform |