PSYC 2000 Chapter : Chapter 14
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Over one-fifth of all adults over age eighteen suffer from a mental disorder in any given year. Psychological disorder is any pattern of behavior that causes people significant distress, causes them to harm others, or harms their ability to function in daily life. Situational context the social or environmental setting of a person"s behavior. Subjective discomfort emotional distress or emotional pain. Maladaptive anything that does not allow a person to function within or adapt to the stresses and everyday demands of life. Diagnostic and statistical manual, fourth edition manual of psychological disorders and their symptoms. Types of disorders: clinical disorders (all psych disorders except personality, personality disorders and intellectual personality, general medical conditions (including genetic causes of above, psychosocial and environmental problems, global assessment of functioning. Over 1/5 of adults over age 18 meet criteria for a mental disorder in any given year. What are some examples of anxiety disorders? difference between fear and anxiety.
