PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

Psychological Disorders

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction3

Discussion3

Classification Of Psychological Disorders5

Healing and Remission6

Representation Of Individual Disorders7

Conclusion8

References9

Psychological Disorders

Introduction

The concept of “psychological' disorder has now succeeded in psychiatry, clinical psychology and psychotherapy of the older concepts of “mental illness or mental illness', even if they are still used occasionally (Johnson, 2000). The term psychological disorder is often viewed as a value-neutral terms as the older and more attention, that there is no sufficient knowledge about the causes and their elimination.

Discussion

As stated in the sciences often is the case (see, e.g., intelligence), there is no uniform definition of psychological disorder, because mental abnormalities as other disorders through a variety of characteristics distinguish and it is, therefore, difficult for the psychological disorder characteristics determine from the outset. Some attempts at definition are very extensive in its efforts to contribute to as many aspects. In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychological disorders, American Psychiatric Association (APA), for example, the following definition is used:

In DSM-IV, any psychological disorder regarded as a clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern that occurs when a person, and with momentary suffering (e.g. a painful symptom) or disability (e.g. restrictions in one or in several important areas of functioning) or associated with a significantly increased risk of death, to suffer pain, impairment, or a profound loss of freedom. In addition, this syndrome or pattern must not only be an understandable and culturally sanctioned response to a specific event, such as the death of a loved one. Regardless of the initial trigger must be present to observe a behavioral, psychological or biological dysfunction in the person. Neither deviant behavior (e.g. political, religious or sexual) nor conflicts between the individual and society are psychological disorders unless the deviation or the conflict, not a symptom of the above-described impairment is in the affected individual (Collins & Salomon, 2008).

This very comprehensive definition of psychological disorders characterized as clinically significant patterns of behavior and experience, through the

Disturbances of mental functions, biological or behavioral conditions (for example, a disturbance of mood regulation (mental function) such as in depression) and

currently observed in a person and

to suffering (e.g. pain) or

lead to impairments and loss of freedom (e.g. the freedom to use public transport or to pursue a profession) or

the strongly increased risk of bringing it about that the person experiences distress or impairment and loss of freedom (Collins & Levitt, 2009).

A disorder is not regarded as a psychological disorder if the behavior and experience to learn to distress or impairment or to a greatly increased risk of distress or impairment and loss of freedom and lead

from the culture of the person are explained (e.g. grief after the death of a close relative) or

due only to the person conflicts with social norms and requirements (e.g. membership of a banned political organization in a state) (Claridge & Davis, 2003).

For example, today, homosexuality is not considered a psychological disorder, because possible suffering and possible adverse effects of gay people in some societies go back to discrimination and disappear at reducing discrimination. In contrast, in schizophrenic people assume that these people have disorders that lead to discrimination, regardless of social distress and disability.

Classification Of Psychological Disorders

The description of psychological disorders and their symptoms is ...