Chapter 18 Disorders Vocab

Behavior patterns or mental processes that cause serious personal suffering or interfere with a person’s ability to cope with everyday life

1. The normality of a behavior or metal process is often determined by the degree to which it is average, or typical, of the behavior or mental processes of the majority of people.

Behavior that causes misery and distress rather than happiness and fulfillment may be considered maladaptive

Severe emotions that may lead to drastic measures

Behavior that violates a society’s accepted norms

Classify characteristics of disorders to correctly diagnose a person

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders that contain anxiety disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia, somatoform disorders, and personality disorders.

General state of dread or uneasiness that occurs in response to a vague or imagined danger.

Irrational fear of a particular object or situation.

1. fear of social situation in which one might be scrutinized by others or embarrassed

Fear of being in places or situations where escape may be impossible or difficult.

1. Short period of intense fear or discomfort characterized by shortness of breath, dizziness, nausea and other physical symptoms.

Unwanted thoughts or ideas that occur over and over again.

Repetitive ritual behaviors to satisfy the obsessive though

1. persistent feelings of anxiety after a traumatic event. Symptoms:flashbacks, nightmares or unwanted thoughts, feeling of numbness, avoidance of stimuli related to trauma, increase tension