1 / 6

The DSM and the Classification of Abnormal Behavior

The DSM and the Classification of Abnormal Behavior. 2 Sets of Pressures Led to the DSM-III. Internal WWII – 1970s: “Mental disorders are primarily the products of personality conflicts, the failure of the suffering individual to adapt to his or her environment.”

davida
Download Presentation

The DSM and the Classification of Abnormal Behavior

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The DSM and the Classification of Abnormal Behavior

  2. 2 Sets of Pressures Led to the DSM-III Internal WWII – 1970s: “Mental disorders are primarily the products of personality conflicts, the failure of the suffering individual to adapt to his or her environment.” Minor adaptive failure: neurosis/neurotic Major adaptive failure: psychosis/psychotic

  3. Critics of Psychiatry Ken Kesey Michel Foucault Thomas Scheff Thomas Szasz

  4. What exactly is a Mental Disorder?

  5. Clincher: The “Osheroff” Case Silver Hill, CT Chestnut Lodge, MDbiological/psychopharmacological dynamic/Freudian orientation orientation

More Related