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Psychology Exam 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is abnormal behavior? | behavior that is deviant, maladaptive, or personally distressful over a relatively long period of time |
| What does maladaptive mean? | interferes with one's ability to function effectively in the world. |
| What is medical medical model? | the view that psychological disorders are medical diseases with a biological origin |
| What is an anxiety disorder? | disabling psychological disorders that feature motor tension, hyperactivity, and apprehensive expectations and thoughts |
| what is a panic disorder? | anxiety disorder in which the individual experiences recurrent, sudden onsets of intense terror, often without warning and with no specific cause. |
| What is a phobic disorder? | anxiety disorder characterized by an irrational, overwhelming persistent fear of a particular object or situation |