15.1 What Are Psychological Disorders — Where Normal Ends and Disorder Begins | Psychology 2e
After this lesson you will be able to…
- Understand how geographical and cultural context influences the evaluation of mental states.
- Define psychopathology as the study and manifestation of psychological disorders.
- Evaluate if statistically atypical behavior is sufficient to define a psychological disorder.
- Analyze how social norms influence disorder definitions and their cultural/temporal limits.
- Understand Thomas Szasz's argument that mental illness is a social construct, not objective.
- Recognize how Thomas Szasz's controversial views inadvertently advanced human rights.
- Learn Jerome Wakefield's "harmful dysfunction" model for defining psychological disorders.
- Understand the American Psychiatric Association's four pillars for diagnosing psychological disorders.
- Appreciate the complex, evolving nature of defining psychopathology and normal human suffering.
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Quiz: Defining Psychological Disorders and Psychopathology
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Practice: Defining Psychological Disorders
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