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| Legal term usually defined as the inability to understand that certain actions are wrong, in a legal/moral sense, at the time of a crime |
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| Medical model of abnormal behavior |
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| View that abnormal behavior is symptomatic of an underlying "disease," which can be "cured" w/the appropriate therapy |
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Suggests that diagnostic labels can become self-fulfilling prophecies; once diagnosed, you're likely to be treated as if you're suffering from a disorder and treatment may:
Make it difficult to recognize normal behavior when it occurs
May actually increase the likelihood that you'll act in an abnormal way |
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| Generalized anxiety disorder |
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| Excessive worrying/free-floating anxiety, that lasts and cannot be attributed to any single identifiable source |
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| Condition marked by recurrent discrete episodes/attacks of extremely intense fear/dread |
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Anxiety disorder that causes an individual to restrict their normal activities
Someone suffering tends to avoid public places out of fear that a panic attack will occur |
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| Highly focused fear of a specific object/situation |
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| Intense fear of being watched, judged, and embarrassed in social situations |
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| Obsessive compulsive disorder |
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| disorder that manifests itself through persistent and uncontrollable thoughts (obsessions) or by the compelling need to perform repetitive acts (compulsions) |
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| Persistent and uncontrollable thoughts |
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| Compelling need to perform repetitive acts |
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Persistent fear that the genitals will retract into the abdomen
Asian men |
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Anxiety associated w/the loss of semen from sexual activity
India |
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| Psychological disorder characterized by an inability to remember important personal information |
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| Loss of personal identity that is often accompanied by a flight from home |
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| Disorder characterized by depressed mood and other symptoms |
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| Observable expressions of abnormal behavior |
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| Thoughts w/inappropriate content |
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| Perceptions that have no basis in external stimulation |
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| Narcissistic Personality Disorder |
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| Characterized by an exaggerated sense of entitlement, leading to excessive attempts to attract/be the focus of attention |
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| Antisocial Personality Disorder |
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| Characterized by little, if any, respect for social laws, customs, or norms. |
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| Borderline Personality Disorder |
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| Characterized by problems w/emotional regulation, social relationships, and sense of self |
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| Causes of Psychological Disorders (3) |
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Biological
Psychological
Environmental |
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| Biological Factors for Psychological Disorders (3) |
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Neurotransmitter imbalances
Cerebral structural problems
Genetic Contributions |
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| Psychological Factors for Psychological Disorders (2) |
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Maladaptive attributions
Learned helplessness |
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