CHAPTER 1 ABPSY

Psychological Disorder

A condition characterized by abnormal thoughts, feelings, or behaviors that cause significant distress or impairment in daily functioning.

Psychological Disorder

Response that is not typical or culturally expected. (atypical)

Psychological Dysfunction

A breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning that deviates from societal norms and impairs an individual's ability to cope with everyday challenges.

Social Norms

Behavior is abnormal if you’re violation ____

Cultural Differences

Considering the importance of ____ ___ in psychological disorder.

Psychopathology

the scientific study of psychological disorders and abnormal behavior.

Prevalence

given population as a whole.

Incidence

the number of new cases of a disorder that occur in a specific time period.

Sex ratio

the relative number of males to females diagnosed with a specific disorder.

Chronic course

A pattern of a disorder that persists over a long period of time, often with episodes of worsening symptoms.

Episodic Course

A pattern of a disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of symptoms that alternate with periods of remission. (reaccurance)

Time-limited course

A pattern of a disorder that is expected to improve or resolve after a specific timeframe, often following a predictable duration.

Time-limited course

Disorder will improve without treatment in a relatively short period.This means that the disorder is expected to improve or resolve on its own after a specific, often brief, timeframe.

Acute onset

Refers to a sudden and rapid development of a disorder's symptoms, typically within hours or days.

Insidious onset

Refers to a gradual and slowly developing emergence of a disorder's symptoms, often taking weeks or months to become fully apparent.

Prognosis

The forecasted outcome of a disorder, indicating the likelihood of recovery or persistence of symptoms over time.

Good Prognosis

The anticipated outcome of a disorder being positive, indicating a higher chance of recovery or improvement in symptoms.

Poor prognosis

The anticipated outcome of a disorder being negative, indicating a lower chance of recovery or a likelihood of persistent symptoms.

Guarded prognosis

The anticipated outcome of a disorder that suggests uncertainty, indicating some possibility of recovery but also a significant risk of persistence or worsening of symptoms.

Etiology

The study of the causes or origins of a disorder, including biological, psychological, and social factors.

Psychosocial treatment

A form of therapy that addresses psychological and social factors contributing to a disorder, often integrating behavioral and emotional support strategies.

Exorcism

Treatment in Demons and Witches bizzare behavior that result with psychological behavior.

Demons and Witches

Abnormal behavior and mental illness were caused by demonic possession, witchcraft, or supernatural punishment.

Pattern of Cross in the Hair

Treatment in Demons and Witches bizzare behavior that result with psychological behavior. (IN HEAD)

Wall near the church to hear mass

Treatment in Demons and Witches bizzare behavior that result with psychological behavior.

Nicholas Oresme

believed that mental and emotional disturbances like stress and melancholy were caused by natural, not supernatural factors.

Nicholas Oresme

He suggested that bodily imbalances, such as in the brain or humors, could explain melancholy (what we might now call depression

Anhedonia

inability to experience ‘‘pleasure’’ / burnout/ restlessness

Avoilation

Lack of Motivation , procastination, laziness