B

Range of Behaviors

• There is a wide range of behaviors ppl adapt in their lives and circumstances 

• It's hard to gauge what is a pd and what is circumstantial due to so many behaviors being part of everyday life  

• Ex. Being unable to eat or sleep when broken up w, breaking into a cold sweat at thought of being trapped in an elevator  

5 criteria for psychological disorders

• clinical significance

• must reflect dysfunction in a psychological, biological, or developmental process

• behavior must be associated with significant distress or disability in important realms of life

• individuals behavior can’t be socially deviant in terms of religion, politics, or other aspects of their identity

• it is assumed to reflect a dysfunction within the individual  

Pros of diagnosis label (labelling patient w pd as a doctor)

Individual will be able to receive treatment and be able to receive insurance reimbursement 

Cons of diagnosis label (labelling patient w pd as a doctor)

• Individual will be labelled with a psychological disorder that becomes part of their health records 

• May make it hard for individual to qualify for certain jobs  

Closing remarks on 5 criteria

The 5 criteria exist within a sociocultural lens consistent with current Western views in a field of mental health