PSYC 1000 Introduction to Psychology - FINAL EXAM (DE!) Unit 11: Psychological Disorders 2025 update University of Guelph
Unit 11: Psychological Disorders 15.1 : Defining and Classifying Psychological
Disorders
Abnormal psychology: The psychological study of mental illness Maladaptive: A behaviour that causes distress to oneself or others, impair day-to-day functioning, or increase the risk of inhury or harm to oneself or others
Classifying Psychological Disorders Asylums: Residential facilities for the mentally ill
Early Classification System Mania: Included symptoms such as hallucinations and excessive energy Melancholia: Included depression and anxiety Medical model: Sees psychological conditions through the same lens as Western medicine tends to see physical conditions; as sets of symptoms, causes, and outcomes, with treatments aimed at changing physiological processes in order to alleviate pain Treating psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety disorders, and autism as the same manner as conventional medicine would approach