disorders vocab
a perspective in which disorders are seen as the result of the combined and interacting forces of biological, psychological, social, and cultural influences
biopsychosocial perspective
an irrational, persistent fear of an object, situation, or social activity
phobia
a disorder common in war veterans after coming back to normal life
PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder)
the biological model proposes...
psychological disorders have a biological or medical cause
class of disorders in which the primary symptom is excessive or unrealistic anxiety
anxiety disorders
any pattern of behavior or thinking that causes people significant distress, causes them to harm others, or harms their ability to function in daily life
psychological disorder
refusing to wear clothing even though our society has marked nudity as abnormal is an example of...
social norm deviance
social phobia is another name for a disorder called...
social anxiety disorder
a disorder in which reoccurring thoughts or obsessions create anxiety that is relieved by performing a repetitive behavior or mental act
OCD
one sign of abnormaility is when the person experiences a great deal of subjective discomfort, which is...
emotional distress while engaging in a particular behavior or thought process
disorder involving panic attacks and causes persistent worry and changes in behaviors
panic disorder
percentage of american adults over 18 that suffer from a mental disorder in any given year
26.2% (61.5 million people)
the study of abnormal behavior and psychological dysfunction...
psychopathology
a very common anxiety disorder...
generalized anxiety disorder
a disorder resulting from exposure to a major stressor
acute stress disorder