Mental Disorders class exam review

psychological disorder

dysfunction

distress

deviance

acute onset

begins suddenly

insidious onset

develops gradually

chronic course

lasts a long time to a lifetime

episodic course

recover within a few months

time limited course

improve without treatment and short time

etiology

cause of why a disorder begins

prognosis

course of a disorder

is it going away, getting worse, getting better

guarded disorder

outcome is not looking good

psychological dysfunction

breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning

psychopathology

scientific study of psychological disorders

presenting problem

the reason the person went to the clinic

clinical description

combinations of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings

prevalence

number of people as a whole who have a disorder in a time period

incidence

statistics of new cases during a given period

psychosocial treatment

reeducate individual through discussion looking at psychological, social, and cultural factors