PSYC 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Panic Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Phobia
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Medical model: proposes that it is useful to think of abnormal behavior as a disease. Etiology: refers to the apparent causation and developmental history of an illness. Prognosis: a forecast about the probable course of an illness. Anxiety disorders: a class of disorders marked by feelings of excessive apprehension and anxiety. Generalized anxiety disorder: marked by a chronic high level of anxiety that is not tied to any specific threat. Phobic disorder: marked by a persistent and irrational fear of an object or situation that presents no realistic danger. Panic disorder: characterized by recurrent attacks of overwhelming anxiety that usually occur suddenly and unexpectedly. Agoraphobia: a fear of going out to public places. Obsessive-compulsive disorder: marked by persistent, uncontrollable intrusions of unwanted thoughts and urges to engage in senseless rituals. Posttraumatic stress disorder: involves enduring psychological disturbance attributed to the experience of a major traumatic event.
