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[Essentials of Abnormal Psychology (8th
Edition): Durand, Barlow, Hofmann] - Chapter
1: Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context
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Psychological Disorder is ...

✓ ~~~ a psychological dysfunction associated with distress or impairment in
functioning that is not a typical or culturally expected response.




Phobia is ...

✓ ~~~ a psychological disorder characterized by persistent fear of an object or
situation.



Abnormal Behavior is defined as ...

✓ ~~~ actions that are unexpected and often evaluated negatively because they differ
from typical behavior.



Psychopathology is ...

✓ ~~~ the scientific study of psychological disorders.



Scientist-Practitioners are ...

✓ ~~~ mental health professionals that use scientific approaches while conducting
clinical work.



Presenting Problems are ...

✓ ~~~ descriptions of concerning behaviors or thoughts presented to therapists by
patients.

, Clinical Descriptions are ...

✓ ~~~ the unique combination of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that make up a
specific disorder.



Prevalence describes ...

✓ ~~~ how many people in a population have a given disorder.




Incidence describes ...

✓ ~~~ how many new cases of a given disorder appears within a population during a
specific time period.



Course describes ...

✓ ~~~ the pattern of development and change of a disorder over time.




Prognosis is ...

✓ ~~~ the anticipated developmental course of a disorder over time.



Etiology is ...

✓ ~~~ the study of origins; in other words, the study of a disorder's causation.




Exorcisms are ...

✓ ~~~ a religious rital performed to rid the victim of evil spirits.




Moral theraphy is ...

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