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| A criterion of abnormality stating that a behavior is abnormal if it occurs infrequently among the members of a population |
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| A criterion of abnormality stating that a behavior is abnormal if it violates rules or accepted standards of society |
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| A criterion of abnormality stating that abnormal behaviors are those that lead to personal distress or emotional upset |
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| A breakdown in normal functioning; abnormal behaviors are those that prevent one from perusing adaptive strategies |
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| A legal term usually defined as the inability to understand that certain actions are wrong, in a legal or moral sense, at the time of the crime |
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| The view that abnormal behavior is symptomatic of an underlying "disease" which can be "cured" with the appropriate therapy |
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| Diagnostic Labeling Effects |
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| The fact that labels for psychological problems can become self-fufilling prophesies; the label may make it difficult to recognize normal behavior when it occurs, and it may actually increase the likelihood that a person will act in an abnormal way |
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| The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders which is used for the diagnosis and classification of psychological disorders. It is composed of five major rating dimensions, or axes |
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| A class of disorders marked by excessive apprehension and worry that in turn impairs normal functioning |
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| Generalized Anxiety Disorder |
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| Excessive worrying, or free floating anxiety, that lasts for at least six months and that cannot be attributed to and single identifiable source |
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| A condition marked by recurring discrete episodes of extremely intense fear or dread |
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| An anxiety disorder that causes an individual to restrict his or her normal activities; someone suffering from agoraphobia tends to avoid public places in fear that a panic attack will occur |
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| An anxiety disorder that manifests itself through the persistent and uncontrollable thoughts, called obsessions, or by the compelling need to perform repetitive acts, called compulsions |
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| Intense fear of being watched, judged, and embarrassed in social situations |
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| Psychological disorders that focus on the physical body |
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| A long lasting preoccupation with the idea that one has developed a serious disease, based on what turns out to be a misinterpretation of normal body reactions |
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| A long lasting preoccupation with body symptoms that have no identifiable physical cause |
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| The presence of real physical problems, such as blindness or paralysis, that seem to have no identifiable cause |
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| A class of disorders characterized by the separation, or dissociation, of conscious awareness from previous thoughts or memories |
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| A psychological problem characterized by an inability to remember important personal information |
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| A loss of personal identity that is often accompanied by a flight from home |
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| Dissociative Identity Disorder |
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| A condition in which an individual alternates between what appear to be two or more distinct personalities |
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| Prolonged and disabling disruption in emotional state |
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| A type of mood disorder characterized by depressed mood and other symptoms |
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| A type of mood disorder in which the person experience disordered mood shifts in two directions- from depression to manic state |
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| A disordered state in which the person becomes hyperactive, talkative, and has a decreased need for sleep; a person in a manic state may engage in activities that are self destructive and dangerous |
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| A class of disorders characterized by fundamental disturbances in thought processes, emotions, or behavior |
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| Chronic or enduring patterns of behavior that lead to impairments in social functioning |
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| Paranoid Personality Disorder |
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| A personality disorder that is characterized by pervasive distrust of others |
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| Dependent Personality Disorder |
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| Characterized by an excessive and persistent need to be taken care of by others |
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| Antisocial Personality Disorder |
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| A personality disorder characterized by little, if any, respect for social laws, customs, or norms |
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| Borederline Personality Disorder |
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| Characterized by problems with emotional regulation, social relationships, and sense of self |
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| Bio-Psycho-Social Perspective |
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| The idea that psychological disorders are influenced, or caused, by a combination of biological, psychological (cognitive), and social (environmental) factors. |
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| A general sense of helplessness that is acquired when people repeatedly fail in their attempts to control their environment; learned helplessness may play a role in depression |
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