PSY 205 Chapter 14: PSY 205 Ch. 14 Book Notes

• School: Syracuse University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 205
• Professor: S.Houck

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Medical model: proposes that it is useful to think of abnormal behavior as a disease. Etiology: the apparent causation and development history of an illness. Prognosis: forecast about the probable course of an illness. Deviance: deviates from what society considers acceptable. Maladaptive behavior: everyday adaptive behavior is impaired. Personal distress: individual"s report of great personal distress. Generalized anxiety disorder: marked by chronic, high level of anxiety that is not tied to any specific threat. Specific phobia: involves a persistent and irrational fear of an object or situation that presents no realistic danger. Panic disorder: characterized by recurrent attacks of overwhelming anxiety that usually occur suddenly and unexpectedly. Agoraphobia: a fear of going out to public places. Ocd: marked by persistent, uncontrollable, intrusions of unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and urges to engage in senseless rituals (compulsions) Posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd): enduring psychological disturbance attributed to the experience of a major traumatic event.