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Psychological disorder
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deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional behavior patterns
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Medical model
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the concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital
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DSM-IV
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the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Widely used system for classifying psychological disorders
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Bio-psycho-social perspective
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a contemporary perspective which assumes that biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors combine and interect to produce psychological disorders.
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Neurotic Disorder
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a psychological disorder that is usually distressing but that allows one to think rationally and funtion socially
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psychotic disorder
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a psychological disorder in which a person loses contact with reality, experiencing irrational ideas and distorted perceptions
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