PSY100H1 : Book notes, ch 14
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The medical model applied to abnormal behavior. N medical model: proposes that is useful to think of abnormal behavior as a disease. N diagnosis: involves distinguishing one illness from another. N etiology: the apparent causation and developmental history of an illness. N prognosis: a forecast about the probable course of an illness. N epidemiology: the study of the distribution of mental or physical disorders in a population. N prevalence: the percentage of a population that exhibits a disorder during a specified time period. N anxiety disorders: a class of disorders marked by feelings of excessive apprehension and anxiety. N generalized anxiety disorder: marked by a chronic, high level of anxiety that is not tied to any specific threat. N phobic disorder: marked by a persistent and irrational fear of an object or situation that presents no realistic danger. N panic disorder: characterized by recurrent attacks of overwhelming anxiety that usually occur suddenly and unexpectedly.
