________ can be seen as a means of social control because society decided what behaviors are acceptable.
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Explanation
________: predict the course of disease and patients response to interventions.
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Maladaptive
________- inability to achieve major life goals.
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Observer discomfort
________- it makes other people uncomfortable to witness this behavior.
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Statistical infrequency
________ is used as a criterion of abnormality.
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Irrationality
________- others can not understand why the person behaves in this way.
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Humanistic psychologists
________ are known for their belief that psychology should focus on positive aspects of human experiences (health, happiness, self- realization) rather than mental illness.
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Parameters
________ are difficult to measure or quantify.
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Test retest reliability
________: different clinicians make a diagnosis but the recording of the clinicians make a difference.
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DSM
The ________ is what clinicians use to arrive at a diagnosis by matching the individual's behavior with the symptoms.
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Violation of moral standards
________- behavior goes against the common moral norms established in the society.
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Unpredictable loss of control
________- lack of consistency in actions.
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Inter rater reliability
________: different clinicians using the same classification system should arrive to the same diagnosis for the same patient.
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Period prevalence
________: proportion of a population that has the same disorder at some time during a given period.
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Point prevalence rate
________: proportion of people in the population currently diagnosed with the disorder.
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What is considered normal 10
years ago may be considered abnormal now, and vice versa
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Example
Someone could think that there is nothing unacceptable about a person being afraid to walk out of their house
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Example
The way you behave in school and the way you behave at a party would be different, but it is acceptable in the given context
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Suffering
subjective experience of ones state as wrong
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Maladaptive
inability to achieve major life goals
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Example
inability to establish positive interpersonal relationships
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Unconventional behavior
behavior that stands out and differs substantially from that of most people
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Unpredictable/ loss of control
lack of consistency in actions
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Irrationality
others cannot understand why the person behaves in this way
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Observer discomfort
it makes other people uncomfortable to witness this behavior
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Violation of moral standards
behavior goes against the common moral norms established in the society
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A weakness of this approach
it may be hard to fully achieve all 6 parameters of mental health
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Example
People with higher IQs are outside the norm
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Point prevalence rate
proportion of people in the population currently diagnosed with the disorder
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Period prevalence
proportion of a population that has the same disorder at some time during a given period
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Onset age
the average age when individuals in a given population first develop the disorder
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Inter-rater reliability
different clinicians using the same classification system should arrive to the same diagnosis for the same patient
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Test-retest reliability
different clinicians make a diagnosis but the recording of the clinicians make a difference
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Science purses 4 goals
description, explanation, prediction, and control
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Description
achieved by classification systems
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Explanation
predict the course of disease and patients response to interventions
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