CAS PS 101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Autism Spectrum, Research Domain Criteria

• School: Boston University
• Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences
• Course: CAS PS 101
• Professor: Stuart Phillips

Document Summary

Mental disorder: a persistent disturbance or dysfunction in behavior, thoughts, or emotions that causes significant distress or impairment. Medical model: abnormal psychological experiences are conceptualized as illnesses that, like physical illnesses, have biological and environmental causes, defined symptoms, and possible cures. A disorder refers to a common set of signs and symptoms. A disease is a known pathological process affecting the body. A diagnosis is a determination as to whether a disorder or disease is present. A new approach to understanding mental disorders: rdoc. Research domain criteria project (rdoc): a new initiative that aims to guide the classification and understanding of mental disorders by revealing the basic o o processes that give rise to them. Anxiety disorders: when fear takes over anxiety disorder: the class of mental disorder in which anxiety is the predominant feature. Abnormalities in the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine o.