Mental Health Flashcards
1
Q
name one definition of abnormality?
A
statistical deviance
2
Q
name one definition of abnormality? 2
A
deviance from social norms
3
Q
what is a definition or abnormality?
A
the symptoms must cause clinically significant distress and impairment in social, academic or occupational functioning
4
Q
what is the DSM-5?
A
defines diagnoses in terms of symptoms rather than etiology
5
Q
what is meant y the DSM-5 criteria?
A
two or more of the following symptoms for at least one month in the list created for the mental health disorder.
