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Pyschological Disorders
Pyschology 101
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
05/09/2011

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Pyschopathology
Definition
the study of abnormal behavior
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Psychological Disorders
Definition
Any pattern of behavior that causes people significant distress, causes them to harm others, or harms their ability
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Situational Context
Definition
the social environmental setting of a person's behavior
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Subjective discomfort
Definition
emotional distress of or emotional pain
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Maladaptive
Definition
anything that does not allow a person to function within or adapt to the stresses and everyday demands of life
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Biological Model
Definition
model of explaining behavior as caused by biological changes in the chemical, structural, or genetic systems of the body.
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Pyschoanalytic Theorists
Definition
assume that abnormal behavior stems from repressed conflicts and urges that are fighting to become conscious
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Behaviorsits
Definition
See abnormal behavior as learned
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Behaviorsits
Definition
See abnormal behavior as learned
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Cognitive Theorists
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see abnormal behavior as a coming from irrational beliefe and iligogical patters of thought
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Culture Relativity
Definition
the need to consider the unique characteristics of the culuture in which behavior takes place
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Culture-Bound Syndromes
Definition
disorders found only in particular cultures
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DSM-IV-TR
Definition
Diagnostic and statistical manual, version four, Test Revision- is a manual of psychological disorders and their symptoms
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Types of Disorders
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1. Clinical
2. Personality
3.General medical conditions
4.Psychosoical and Environmental problems
5.Global assessment of functioning
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Anxiety Disorders
Definition
the main symptom is excessive or unrealistic anxiety and fearfulness
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