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#864 Colin DeYoung: Personality and Psychopathology

The Dissenter

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Exploring the Complexity of Defining Psychopathology

This chapter delves into the debate on defining psychopathology and pathology, highlighting the role of distress and impairment in determining mental illness. It discusses the relationship between brain disease and psychopathology from a scientific perspective while emphasizing the importance of effective research in addressing mental health problems. The chapter challenges traditional views on mental illness, proposing a cybernetic dysfunction model and advocating for a dimensional approach to psychopathology.

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