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Title: Abnormal Psychology

Description: Chapter 1 - Examples and Definitions of Abnormal Behavior

Total Flash Cards: 13

Created: 04/30/2009 15:47:06

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Psychosis
 Definition
Several types of severe mental disorders in which the person is considered to be out of contact with reality
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Syndrome
 Definition
group of symptoms that appear together and are assumed to represent a specific type of disorder
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Psychopathology
 Definition
symptoms and signs of mental disorders
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Abnormal Psychology
 Definition
the application of psychological science to the study of mental disorders
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Harmful Dysfunction
 Definition
persistent maladaptive behaviors that result in personal distress or impaired functioning
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Epidemiology
 Definition
scientific study of the frequency and distribution of disorders within a population
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Comorbidity
 Definition
co-occurrence
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Incidence
 Definition
the number of new cases of a disorder that appear in a population during a specific period of time
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Prevalence
 Definition
the total number of active cases, both old and new, that are present in a population during a specific period of time
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Psychiatry
 Definition
the branch of medicine that is concerned with the study and treatment of mental disorders
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Social Work
 Definition
concerned with helping people to achieve an effective level of psychosocial functioning
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Lobotomy
 Definition
a crude form of brain surgery
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