13.3 Reducing Disorder by Changing the Social Situation

Question 1

group therapy

Answer 1

• psychotherapy in which clients receive psychological treatment together with others

Question 2

self-help group

Answer 2

• a voluntary association of people who share a common desire to overcome psychological disorder or improve their well-being

Question 3

community health services

Answer 3

• psychological treatments and interventions that are distributed at the community level

Question 4

risk factors

Answer 4

• the social, environmental, and economic vulnerabilities that make it more likely than average that a given individual will develop a disorder