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Ab psych unit 1

TermDefinition
Phobia psychological disorder characterized by marked and persistent fear of an object/situation
Abnormal behavior psychological dysfunction within an individual that is associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typical
psychological dysfunction breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning
Abnormal deviates from the average
psychopathology scientific study of psychological disorders
prevalence number of people displaying a disorder in the total population
Incidence number of new cases appearing during a specific period
chronic course disorder lasts a long time
episodic course individual is likely to recover within a few months only to suffer a reoccurrence of the disorder at a later time
time-limited course disorder will improve without treatment
acute onset disorder begins suddenly
insidious onset disorder develops gradually over an extended period
prognosis anticipated course of a disorder
developmental psychology the study of changes in behavior over time
developmental psychopathology the study of changes in abnormal behavior
etiology study of the cause/source of a disorder
Created by: julie.russell
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