PSYC 2510 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Bipolar Ii Disorder, Fugue State, Bipolar Disorder
17 Apr 2017
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The medical model proposes that it is useful to think of abnormal behaviour as a disease. Etiology refers to the apparent causation and developmental history of an illness. Prognosis is a forecast about the probable course of an illness. Epidemiology is the study of the disturbance of mental or physical disorders in a population. Prevalence refers to the % of a population that exhibits a disorder during a specified time period. Anxiety disorders are a class of disorders marked by feelings of excessive apprehension and anxiety. Generalized anxiety disorder is marked by a chronic, high level of anxiety that is not tied to any specific threat. A phobia is marked by a persistent and irrational fear of an object or situation that presents no real danger. A panic disorder is characterized by recurrent attacks of overwhelming anxiety that usually occur suddenly and unexpectedly. Agoraphobia is a fear of going out to public places.
