Defining Psychological Disorders: Fresh Take

  • Describe how psychological disorders are defined, and the challenges in defining them
  • Describe the basic features of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5-TR) and how it is used to classify disorders
  • Discuss perspectives on the origin of psychological disorders
Watch this CrashCourse Psychology video to better understand the history of diagnosing psychological disorders and how they are classified.

You can view the transcript for “Psychological Disorders: Crash Course Psychology #28” here (opens in new window).