PSYC 1001 Study Guide - Final Guide: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Panic Disorder
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Psychological disorder is a syndrome parked by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual"s cognition, emotion regulation or behavior. The medical model states that psychological disorders have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated and most often cured. It puts emphasis on biology resulting in disorders. What is the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders? o. Dsm-5 is used to diagnose and classify psychological disorders. Anxiety disorders are psychological disorders characterized by distressing persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety. Generalized anxiety disorders is an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal. Twice more likely in woman and becomes rare after age of 50. Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable, minutes-long episodes of intense dread where a person experiences frightening sensations and may be followed by worry of a possible next attack.
