AP Psychology Unit 5 Part 2 - Psychological Disorders and Treatments

psychological disorder

disturbance in people’s thoughts, emotions, behaviors that cause distress or suffering and impairs their daily lives

dysfunction

refers to behavior that interferes with daily life

distress

refers to subjective, intense emotional anxiety/pain

deviation from social norms

behavior that is abnormal, violates implicit or explicit unwritten rules of society

medical model

views mental disorders as diseases with physical causes that can be diagnosed by symptoms and treated with therapy or medication

biopsychosocial model

holistic approach that explains behavior and mental processes as interactions of biological, psychological, and social factors

diathesis-stress model

concept that genetic predispositions combine with environmental stressors to influence psychological disorder

diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM)

authoritative handbook published by the American Psychiatric Association, used by clinicians and researchers to classifying and diagnose disorders

international classification of mental disorders (ICD)

global standard for classifying mental and behavioral disorders