Chapter 16

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Psychological disorder

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Back (Definition)

Deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional behavior patterns

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Medical model

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Back (Definition)

Diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed,treated, and in most cases cured. Can be diagnosed on the basis of their symptoms and cured through therapy

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Front (Term)

Bio-psycho-social perspective

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Back (Definition)

Incorporates biological, psychological and social cultural event levels of analysis

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Dsm-iv

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American psychiatric associations diagnosed and statistical manual of mental disorders, system used for classifying psychological disorders

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Anxiety disorders

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Psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety

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Generalized anxiety disorder

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And anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal

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Panic disorder

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An anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable minutes long episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations

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Phobia

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An anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder

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An anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts and or actions

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Mood disorders

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Psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes

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Major depressive disorder

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A mood disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drugs or a medical condition, two or more weeks of significantly depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, diminished interests or pleasure in most activities

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Bipolar disorder

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A mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania

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Mania

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A mood disorder marked by a hyperactive widely optimistic state

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Schizophrenia

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A group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions

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Delusions

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False beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders

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Personality disorder

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Psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and editing behavior patterns that impair social functioning