symptoms of mental disorders
Abnormal Behavior
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Psychopathology
Study of symptoms and causes of mental disorders
Objectives: describing, explaining, predicting, and modifying behaviors associated with mental disorders
People who work in the field strive to alleviate distress and life disruption of those with mental disorders
The Field of Abnormal Psychology
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Mental health professionals
Health care practitioners
Assists in the diagnosis of a patient’s mental health
Psychodiagnosis
Attempts to describe, assess, and understand the situation
Treatment plan
Proposes a course of therapy
Focuses first on most distressing symptoms
Describing Behavior
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Determine etiology (possible causes)
High priority for mental health professionals
Human behavior is complex
Multiple contributing factors
Explaining Behavior
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Various risk factors for violent behavior
Civil commitment (involuntary confinement)
Extreme decision impacting an individual’s civil liberties
Predicting Behavior
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Psychotherapy
Program of systematic intervention
Objective: improve a person’s behavioral, emotional, or cognitive state
Many types of therapies and professional helpers
Modifying Behavior
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Group therapy is one type of evidence-based therapy described in Chapter 1.
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