Case Study of Wage and Salary Administration
Psychopathology
I. Important Concepts
II. Categories
III. Incidence
IV. Models to Explain
Important Concepts
Psychopathology Defined
Medical Student’s Syndrome
Abnormality
Normality
Classification
Psychopathology Defined
Means sickness of the mind.
There are many synonyms:
Emotional Disorder Craziness
Lunacy Mental Illness
Mental Deviation Nervous Disease
Mental Abnormality Psychiatric Illness
Psychopathology Etc.
Medical Student’s Syndrome
Medical student’s studying the heart became sensitive to the sounds of their own hearts.
We are studying the mind.
Lets not get carried away analyzing ourselves.
If you feel you have a serious problem, there is a counseling center on campus.
Abnormality
There is no agreed upon definition, but most consider:
Deviation from statistical norms.
Deviation from social norms.
Maladaptiveness of behavior.
Adversely effects individual or society.
Problem: Who is the judge?
Personal distress.
Problem: In many cases of abnormality there is no distress.
Social Norms
Behavior “Normal” “Abnormal”
Ropejumping gym class
Crying funeral grocery store
Laughing joke funeral
Nervousness before surgery before brushing teeth
Problem - Social norms differ from society to society & can change over time.
Normality
Is even more difficult to define, but most would agree on:
Efficient perception of reality
Self-knowledge
Voluntary control of behavior
Self-esteem & acceptance
Ability to form affectionate relationships
Productivity
Classification
Considering the difficulty in distinguishing normal from abnormal, categorizing & diagnosing the different types of abnormalities can be difficult.
The APA currently uses the DSM-IV (Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4-th Ed).
Mental Disorder Catagories 1
A Sampling:
Disorders Evident in Infancy or Childhood - Exs. mental retardation, ADHD, eating disorders.
1. Delirium,
I. Important Concepts
II. Categories
III. Incidence
IV. Models to Explain
Important Concepts
Psychopathology Defined
Medical Student’s Syndrome
Abnormality
Normality
Classification
Psychopathology Defined
Means sickness of the mind.
There are many synonyms:
Emotional Disorder Craziness
Lunacy Mental Illness
Mental Deviation Nervous Disease
Mental Abnormality Psychiatric Illness
Psychopathology Etc.
Medical Student’s Syndrome
Medical student’s studying the heart became sensitive to the sounds of their own hearts.
We are studying the mind.
Lets not get carried away analyzing ourselves.
If you feel you have a serious problem, there is a counseling center on campus.
Abnormality
There is no agreed upon definition, but most consider:
Deviation from statistical norms.
Deviation from social norms.
Maladaptiveness of behavior.
Adversely effects individual or society.
Problem: Who is the judge?
Personal distress.
Problem: In many cases of abnormality there is no distress.
Social Norms
Behavior “Normal” “Abnormal”
Ropejumping gym class
Crying funeral grocery store
Laughing joke funeral
Nervousness before surgery before brushing teeth
Problem - Social norms differ from society to society & can change over time.
Normality
Is even more difficult to define, but most would agree on:
Efficient perception of reality
Self-knowledge
Voluntary control of behavior
Self-esteem & acceptance
Ability to form affectionate relationships
Productivity
Classification
Considering the difficulty in distinguishing normal from abnormal, categorizing & diagnosing the different types of abnormalities can be difficult.
The APA currently uses the DSM-IV (Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4-th Ed).
Mental Disorder Catagories 1
A Sampling:
Disorders Evident in Infancy or Childhood - Exs. mental retardation, ADHD, eating disorders.
1. Delirium,