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Abnormal Psychology
Chapter 1 - Examples and Definitions of Abnormal Behavior
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
04/30/2009

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Psychosis
Definition
Several types of severe mental disorders in which the person is considered to be out of contact with reality
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Syndrome
Definition
group of symptoms that appear together and are assumed to represent a specific type of disorder
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Psychopathology
Definition
symptoms and signs of mental disorders
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Abnormal Psychology
Definition
the application of psychological science to the study of mental disorders
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Harmful Dysfunction
Definition
persistent maladaptive behaviors that result in personal distress or impaired functioning
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Epidemiology
Definition
scientific study of the frequency and distribution of disorders within a population
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Comorbidity
Definition
co-occurrence
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Incidence
Definition
the number of new cases of a disorder that appear in a population during a specific period of time
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Prevalence
Definition
the total number of active cases, both old and new, that are present in a population during a specific period of time
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Psychiatry
Definition
the branch of medicine that is concerned with the study and treatment of mental disorders
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Social Work
Definition
concerned with helping people to achieve an effective level of psychosocial functioning
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Lobotomy
Definition
a crude form of brain surgery
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