MANIFESTATIONS OF BEHAVIOR

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The scientific study of mental disorders—specifically their symptoms, causes (etiology), and development. It’s more clinical and medical in nature.

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Psychopathology

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An applied branch of psychology that seeks to understand, assess, and treat psychological conditions in a clinical setting.

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Clinical Psychology

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Psychological dysfunction within an individual associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typical or culturally expected.

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Psychological Disorder

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The scientific study of abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It aims to describe, explain, predict, and treat behaviors that are considered deviant or dysfunctional within a given cultural context.

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Abnormal Psychology

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Behavior that conforms to the societal standards and expectations. It allows for adequate daily functioning and emotional stability.

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Normal Behavior

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some behaviors are non-conforming but normal

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Normality is social conformity

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Normality is _____
Normality is ______
Normality is a _______

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Normality is social conformity
Normality is personal comfort
Normality is a process

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Behavior that deviates from societal norms, causes distress, impairs functioning, or poses a danger to self or others.

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Abnormal Behavior

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Criteria for Determining Abnormal Behavior:

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Norm-violation
Statistical rarity
Personal Discomfort
Deviation
Maladaptiveness

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FIVE (5) D’s OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER/ABNORMALITY:

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Deviance (Atypical or Not Culturally Expected)
Distress (Impairment)
Dysfunction
Danger
Duration

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Behavior that is statistically unusual or violates societal norms. D____ from the average or the norm of the culture, not just to the society but d____ from the person’s usual behavior.

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Deviance

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The individual experiences emotional or psychological suffering. The individual is extremely upset and cannot function properly either to self or to others.

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Distress

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The behavior interferes with daily functioning in areas like work, relationships, or self-care. It refers to a breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning and interferes with daily functioning.

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Dysfunction

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The person poses a risk of harm to themselves or others. Someone that creates potential harm to self (suicidal gestures) and others (excessive aggression).

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Danger

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It describes how long the mental state has been persisting. It refers to constant fluctuation of mood, thoughts, and behaviors that are normal, but if changes are sustained, persistent, and pervasive, it can be concerning.

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Duration

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The systematic evaluation and measurement of psychological, biological, and social factors in an individual presenting with a possible psychological disorder.

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Clinical Assessment

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The process of determining whether the particular problem afflicting the individual meets all criteria for a psychological disorder.

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Diagnosis

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The study of the distribution of diseases, disorders, or health-related behaviors in a given population.

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Epidemiology

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It refers to a number of active cases in a population during a given period of time.

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Prevalence

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It describes the proportion of actual, active cases of a disorder in a given population at a given point in time.

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Point Prevalence

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It refers to everyone who experienced depression at any point in time throughout the entire year.

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1-year prevalence

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It refers to the estimated number of people who have had a particular disorder at any time in their lives.

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Lifetime prevalence

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It refers to the number of new cases that occur over a given period of time.

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Incidence

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manifestation of disease that the physicians receive

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Sign

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subjective representation of the complaints of the patient

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Symptom

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group of symptoms that occur together more often by chance

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Syndrome

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Understanding behaviors within the context of the individual’s cultural background

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Cultural Relativism

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Considering environment (e.g., war zones, trauma, grief) before labeling behavior as abnormal

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Situational context

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Norms shift over time; homosexuality used to be considered a disorder but is no longer classified as such

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Societal Expectations

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syndrome among individuals of Latino Descent, characterized by symptoms of intense emotional upset, including acute anxiety, anger, or grief; screaming; attacks of crying; trembling; heat in the chest rising into the head; and becoming verbally and physically aggressive

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Ataque de Nervous

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coined in South Asia characterized by young male patients who attributed their symptoms to semen loss; severe anxiety about the discharge of semen, whitish discoloration of the urine, feelings of weakness and exhaustion

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Dhat Syndrome

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acute anxiety and a deep-seated fear of shrinkage of the penis (vulva and nipples for women) and its ultimate retraction into the abdomen, which will cause death

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Koro

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syndrome found among Cambodians characterized by panic attacks

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Khyal Cap

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overthinking; idiom of distress and cultural explanation among the Shona of Zimbabwe

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Kufungisisa

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Haiti; sent sickness; interpersonal envy and malice cause people to harm their enemies by “sending illness”

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Maladi Moun

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among latinos; general state of vulnerability to stressful life experiences and to difficult life circumstances

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Nervios

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syndrome composed of weakness, emotions, excitement, nervous pain, and sleep; Physical & mental fatigue, dizziness, headaches, other pains, concentration difficulties, sleep disturbance, memory loss.

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Shenjing Shuairuo/Shinjingshuairuo

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distress and misfortune prevalent among some latinos in US, attributed to a frightening event that causes the soul to leave the body and results to unhappiness and sickness, as well as functioning in key social roles; Appetite disturbances, sleep problems, sadness, lack of motivation, low self-worth, aches and pains; follows a frightening experience.

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Susto

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an intense fear that one's body parts or functions displease, embarrass or are offensive to others

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Taijin Kyufusho

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Brooding followed by an outburst of violent, aggressive, or homicidal behavior

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Amok

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Preoccupation with death and the deceased, manifested in dreams and in severe anxiety

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Ghost sickness

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Fitful sleep, crying without an apparent cause, diarrhea, vomiting, fever

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Mal de Ojo