PSY 103 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, Movement Disorder, Spontaneous Remission
9 Aug 2018
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15 abnormal behavior- clinically significant disturbance in cognition, emotion regulation, and behavior. Biopsychosocial model- emphasizes biological, psychological, and social aspects of abnormal behavior. Biological- genetic factors, diseases, nutrition, sleep, and drugs. Social- what is socially acceptable in that country, culture, etc. Culture plays a role in what is considered to be abnormal because some things are accepted (normal) in some areas of the world but not others. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (dsm)- reference book that sets the criteria for each psychological diagnosis- used to diagnose/ treat. Personality disorders- maladaptive, inflexible ways of dealing with the environment and others (often unusually self centered) Works alongside dsm because there were overlaps/ gaps (redundancies, unambiguous in dsm) Have no reason to worry more but do, grow tense, irritable, fatigued, trouble working/ forming and maintaining relationships. Found in many disorders, so can also be classified as a symptom and its own disease.
