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psychological disorder - Answer an ongoing dysfunctional pattern of thought, emotion,
and behavior that causes significant distress, impairs a person's normal functioning,
and is considered deviant in that person's culture or society
abnormal psychology - Answer Applying psychological science to our understanding
and treatment of psychological disorders
prevalence - Answer the frequency of occurrence of a given condition in a population at
a given time
bio-psycho-social model - Answer a way of understanding disorder that assumes that
disorders are caused by biological, psychological, and social factors
biological component - Answer the influences on disorder that come from the
functioning of the individual's body
psychological component - Answer the influences that come from the individual, such as
patterns of negative thinking and stress responses
social component - Answer influences on disorder due to social and cultural factors
such as socioeconomic status, homelessness, abuse, and discrimination
comorbidity - Answer occurs when people who suffer from one disorder also suffer at
the same time from other disorders
stigma - Answer a disgrace or defect that indicates that person belongs to a culturally
devalued social group
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) - Answer an ever revised
handbook that clearly and concisely provides standard criteria for the classification of
mental disorders
anxiety - Answer the nervousness or agitation that we sometimes experience, often
about something that is going to happen
anxiety disorders - Answer psychological disturbances marked by irrational fears, often
of everyday objects and situations
generalized anxiety disorder - Answer a psychological disorder diagnosed in situations
in which a person has been excessively worrying about money, health, work, family life
and/or relationships for at least 6 months and when the anxiety causes significant
distress and dysfunction
, generalized anxiety disorder - Answer Restlessness or feeling keyed up or on edge.
Being easily fatigued.
Difficulty concentrating or mind going blank.
Irritability.
Muscle tension.
Sleep disturbances (difficulty falling or staying asleep, or restless, unsatisfying sleep).
panic disorder - Answer a psychological disorder characterized by sudden and
recurrent panic attacks that reaches a peak within minutes
panic attack - Answer an abrupt surge of intense fear or intense discomfort that reaches
a peak within minutes
phobia - Answer a specific fear of a certain object, situation, or activity
social anxiety disorder - Answer an extreme fear or anxiety about at least one social
situation, such as having a conversation, meeting unfamiliar people, where the affected
person feels at risk for scrutiny by others
agoraphobia - Answer marked fear or anxiety about at least two types of situations
obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) - Answer a psychological disorder that is
diagnosed when an individual continuously experiences obsessions (distressing,
intrusive, or frightening thoughts), and engages in compulsions (repetitive behaviors or
mental acts) in an attempt to calm these obsessions
PTSD - Answer high levels of anxiety along with reexperiencing the trauma (flashbacks),
and a strong desire to avoid any reminders of the event
mood - Answer the positive or negative feelings that are in the background of our
everyday experiences
mood disorders - Answer psychological disorders in which the person's mood
negatively influences his or her physical, perceptual, social, and cognitive processes
persistent depressive disorder - Answer a condition characterized by mild, but chronic,
depressive symptoms that last for at least 2 years
major depressive disorder - Answer a mental disorder characterized by an
all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem and by loss of interest or
pleasure in normally enjoyable activities
bipolar disorder - Answer a psychological disorder characterized by swings in mood
from overly "high" ( manic episodes) to sad and hopeless (major depression), and back
again, with periods of near-normal mood in between
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