PSYC 100 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychogenic Amnesia, Fugue State
2 Jul 2017
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A harmful dysfunction in which behavior is judged to be atypical, disturbing, maladaptive and unjustifiable. Early theories: abnormal behavior was evil spirits trying to get out, trephining was often used. Failure to strive to one"s potential or being out of touch with one"s feelings. Dsm iv: diagnostic statistical manual of mental disorders: the big book of disorders, dsm will classify disorders and describe the symptoms, dsm will not explain the causes or possible cures. Psychotic disorders: distressing but one can still, person loses contact with function in society and act reality, experiences distorted rationally. perceptions. Anxiety disorders: a group of conditions where the primary symptoms are anxiety or defenses against anxiety. the patient fears something awful will happen to them, they are in a state of intense apprehension, uneasiness, uncertainty, or fear. Phobias: a person experiences sudden episodes of intense dread.
