Module 49 Introduction to Psychological Disorders

A current authoritative scheme for classifying psychological disorders is found in the:

DSM-5.

Which of the following provides evidence that there is a genetic component to schizophrenia?

It is observed in all cultures.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

a psychological disorder marked by extreme inattention and/or hyperactivity and impulsivity

Psychological disorder

a syndrome marked by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual's cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior.

At one time, disordered people were simply warehoused in asylums. Asylums have been replaced with psychiatric hospitals, where attempts are made to diagnose and cure people suffering from psychological disorders. This best illustrates one of the beneficial consequences of the _____ model.

medical

DSM-5

the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders.

Medical model

the concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital

Epigenetics

the study of environmental influences on gene expression that occur without a DNA change

Field trials of new diagnostic categories in the DSM-5 revealed that:

there is little consensus between clinicians on many disorders.