2/20/14 Notes Flashcards
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ADHD
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Disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of three key symptoms, extreme in attention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity
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Psychological disorder
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Deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional behavior patterns
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Medical model
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Concept that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in most cases cured often through treatment in a hospital
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DSM-IV-TR
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The American psychiatric associations diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders fourth edition with an updated text revision, a widely used system for classifying pyschological disorders
