APG Chp 14 and 15

Psychopathology

branch of psychology that deals with abnormal behaviors and/or mental processes

Psychological disorders

deviant and distressful, dysfunctional, or harmful behavior patterns

culture, context, and time

What is deviance based on?

disease

The medical model thinks of abnormal behavior as a _____

Diagnosis

distinguishing one illness from another

Etiology

apparent causation and developmental history of an illness

Prognosis

forecast about the probable course of an illness

Moral treatment

idea that simply treating psychiatric individuals with respect and kindness helps

Diathesis stress model

disorder occurs when a person with a predisposition to a disorder experiences a significant environmental stress that triggers the occurrence of the disorder

Psychotropic

Nearly all drugs are _____

Classical and operant

What are the 2 basic types of behavior therapy?