Psychology Ch.14 (Psychological Disorders)

The conceptualization of psychological disorders as diseases that, like physical diseases, have biological causes, defined symptoms, and possible cures

A classification system that describes the features used to diagnose each recognized mental disorder and indicates how the didsorder can be distinguised from other, similar problems

The co-occurence of two or more disorders in a single individual

Suggests that a person may be predisposed for a mental disorder that remains unexpressed until triggered by stress

The assumption that if a treatment is effective, it must address the cause of the problem
(what if the problem is something mental and you just cured the physical symptoms?)

Generalized anxiety disorder
phobic disorders
panic disorder
obsessive compulsive disorder

Disorder characterized by chronic excesive worry accompanied by three or more of the following symptoms: reslessness, fatigue, concentration problems, irritability, muscle tension, and sleep disturbance

Disorders characterized by marked, persistent, and excessive fear and avoidance of specific objects, activities, or situations

A disorder that involves an irrational fear of a particular object or situation that markedly interferes with an individual's ability to function

A disorder that involves an irrational fear of being publicly humiliated or embarrased

The idea that people are instinctively predisposed toward certain fears

A disorder characterized by the sudden occurrence of multiple psychological and physiological symptoms that contribute to a feeling of stark terror

Specific panic disorder; an extreme fear of venturing into public places

Disorder in which repetitive, intrusive thoughts, obsessions, and ritualistic behaviors, compulsions, designed to fend off those thoughts interferee significantly with an individual's functioning

Mental disorders that have mood distubance as their predominant feature