Psychological Models of Mental Illness are

Psychological Theories

- Cognitive- behavioral Learning models: most important used in therapy and is

evidence-based.
-Family therapy -don't deal with the patient only
It Deal with the family as a patient . and consider the patient as a one cell of the
network.

- E.E. Family(expressed emotion family) - used in treatment of schizophrenia

( family with high E.E. the patient the had treated from schizophrenia Will
relapse )

-clinical psychologist - assist , evaluate ,reach a diagnosis for treatment.

But clinical psychiatrist - interview , diagnose , and prescribe medication .

- The books used in classifying psychopathology disorders are :

ICD 10 (INTERNAL MEDICINE CLASSIFICATION ) from WHO in Europe
And DSM (DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL O FMENTAL
DISORDERS)
-Axis 1  the main clinical disorders

‫أفضل طريقة للتشخيص هي أن يضع الطبيب الخمس أبعاد في ذهنه عند مقابلة المريض‬.
-Axis 1  most diseases and mostly in adults.
Axis 2  include chronic disorders
Not easy to change or treat and so sever as axis 1.
Axis 3  e.g. hypertension

-Axis 1 -- ‫تتقسم لمجموعات‬

- Dependence is more dangerous then abuse .

-Psychotic disorders = mentally disorders that is mentally chronic and the patient
doesn't realize the reality e.g. schizophrenia
-Neurotic disorders= all mentally disorders in which the patient realize the
reality and ask for help and treatment . e.g. depression and anxiety .

- no cure for schizophrenia , but here is psychotic medication the control its
symptoms.
-Delusion = sensing things without the presence of a stimulus ( there is defective
perception )‫ يشوف أشياء ما هي موجودة و فجأة‬, ‫خداع بصري‬
hallucination = sensing things with the presence of a stimulus and the perception-
‫ تشوف شئ موجود فعليا و لكن تتخيله شئ ثاني مثل تشوف رجال أمامك و لكن تتخيله ديناصور‬is normal
- Positive symptoms of schizophrenia respond better to medication.