PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology - Textbook

• Understand the problems inherent in defining the concept of psychological disorder
• Describe what is meant by harmful dysfunction
• Identify the formal criteria that thoughts, feelings, and behaviors must meet to be considered abnormal and, thus, symptomatic of a psychological disorder
• Explain why classification systems are necessary in the study of psychopathology
• Describe the basic features of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5)
• Discuss changes in the DSM over time, including criticisms of the current edition
• Identify which disorders are generally the most common
• Discuss supernatural perspectives on the origin of psychological disorders, in their historical context
• Describe modern biological and psychological perspectives on the origin of psychological disorders
• Identify which disorders generally show the highest degree of heritability
• Describe the diathesis-stress model and its importance to the study of psychopathology
• Distinguish normal anxiety from pathological anxiety
• List and describe the major anxiety disorders, including their main features and prevalence
• Describe basic psychological and biological factors that are suspected to be important in the etiology of anxiety disorderr
• Describe the main features and prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and hoarding disorde
• Understand some of the factors in the development of obsessive-compulsive disorder
• Describe the nature and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder
• Identify the risk factors associated with this disorder
• Understand the role of learning and cognitive factors in its development
• Distinguish normal states of sadness and euphoria from states of depression and mania
• Describe the symptoms of major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder
• Understand the differences between major depressive disorder and persistent depressive disorder, and identify two subtypes of depression
• Define the criteria for a manic episode
• Understand genetic, biological, and psychological explanations of major depressive disorder
• Discuss the relationship between mood disorders and suicidal ideation, as well as factors associated with suicide
• Recognize the essential nature of schizophrenia, avoiding the misconception that it involves a split personality
• Categorize and describe the major symptoms of schizophrenia
• Understand the interplay between genetic, biological, and environmental factors that are associated with the development of schizophrenia
• Discuss the importance of research examining prodromal symptoms of schizophreniaDescribe the essential nature of dissociative disorders
• Identify and differentiate the symptoms of dissociative amnesia, depersonalization/
• derealization disorder, and dissociative identity disorder
• Discuss the potential role of both social and psychological factors in dissociative identity disorder
• Describe the nature of personality disorders and how they differ from other disorders
• List and distinguish between the three clusters of personality disorders
• Identify the basic features of borderline personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder, and the factors that are important in the etiology of both
• Describe the nature and symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder
• Discuss the prevalence and factors that contribute to the development of these disorders

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     15.1 What Are Psychological Disorders?
     15.2 Diagnosing and Classifying Psychological Disorders
     15.3 Perspectives on Psychological Disorders
     15.4 Anxiety Disorders
     15.5 Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
     15.6 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
     15.7 Mood Disorders
     15.8 Schizophrenia
     15.9 Dissociative Disorders
     15.10 Personality Disorders
     15.11 Disorders in Childhood

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