PSYC 1002 Study Guide - Final Guide: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder
21 Aug 2013
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Characterized by people who exhibit sudden outbursts of anger, often will hit or attack random individuals and after doing so will be exhausted and depressed. and may not have any recollection. Anorexia nervosa: it is a culture specific disorder because it is only seen in the west. Relentless pursuit of thinness, their weight is less than 85% of what it is supposed to be. Diathesis: refers to a whole host of potential biological causes or genetic predispositions or biological risks. Medical model: proposes that it is useful to think of abnormal behavior as a disease. Maladaptive (from conventional functioning) whether it is effecting their integration with society at large. Maladaptive means they can"t hold a job, or they can"t lead a normal life. Personally distressful: for these individuals there is a recognition that there is something that isn"t right. Etiology: refers to the apparent causation and developmental history of an illness.
