Development of Psychopathology

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This is a class discussion.Discussion: Factors That Influence the Development of Psychopathology

In many realms of medicine, objective diagnoses can be made: A clavicula is broken. An infection is

present. TSH levels meet the diagnostic criteria for hypothyroidism. Psychiatry, on the other hand, deals

with psychological phenomena and behaviors. Can these, too, be “defined objectively and by scientific

criteria (Gergen, 1985), or are they social constructions?” (Sadock et al., 2015).

Thanks to myriad advances during recent decades, we know that psychopathology is caused by many

interacting factors. Theoretical and clinical contributions to the field have come from the neural

sciences, genetics, psychology, and social-cultural sciences. How do these factors impact the expression,

classification, diagnosis, and prevalence of psychopathology, and why might it be important for a nurse

practitioner to take a multidimensional, integrative approach?

Resources

Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2015). Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry (11th ed.).

Wolters Kluwer.

 Chapter 1, Neural Sciences

 Chapter 2, Contributions of the Psychosocial Sciences

 Chapter 3, Contributions of the Sociocultural Sciences

 Chapter 4, Theories of Personality and Psychopathology

 Chapter 31.17c, Child Psychiatry: Other Conditions: Identity Problem