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Understanding Pathology: Causes, Symptoms, and Impairment in Mental Health

This article delves into the complexities of pathology, examining what it is, the problems it presents, and hypothesized causes. It explores biological factors, symptoms, signs, and the distress experienced by individuals, along with the functional impairments that can arise. Various causative theories, including supernatural influences and brain malfunctions, are discussed. The notion of "normal" is scrutinized, and a comparison between categorical and dimensional approaches to mental health issues is presented. The importance of differentiating illness from issues is emphasized.

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Understanding Pathology: Causes, Symptoms, and Impairment in Mental Health

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  1. Pathology What is it?

  2. What is the problem? • The hypothesized cause • The biology • The symptom • The sign • The distress • The functional impairment • The consequences of impairment

  3. What is the cause? • Supernatural influence • Humors out of balance • Bad behavior • Brain malfunction • Mind malfunction • Adverse social influence

  4. What is “normal”? • A social construct • A quantity • A quality • A fitness for environment

  5. Two approaches • Categorical • Dimensional

  6. Compare with “real” diseases • What is the “problem”? • What is the cause? • Is it just a matter of degree?

  7. Proposed system • Describe large samples • Notice outliers • Check for clusters

  8. Differentiate illness and issues

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