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Axis I Disorders

A now-popular theory of abnormal behavior is diathesis-stress theory, according to which people have different genetic vulnerabilities to particular psychological disorder and that as stress increases, the disorder is more likely to appear.

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Anxiety disordersCharacterized primarily by worry and fear that is so intense or so frequent that it causes serious problems
Phobiaan irrational, persistent fear of an object, situation or social activity
Affectin psychology, a term indicating emtion or mood
Acrophobiaa specific phobia/ A fear of heights
Behaviorist model of abnormal behaviorexplanatio of disorder behavior as being learned just like normal behavior
Bilogical model of Abnormal behaviormodel of explaining behavior as a result of biological changes
Biopsychosocial modelmodel of explaining abnormal behavior as a result of biological, psychological, social and cultural influenced
Bipolar disorderSevere mood swings btween major depressive episodes and manic episodes
catatonicType of schizophrenia characterized by statue-like immobility with occasional bursts of frantic movement and talking
Cognitive modelModel of abnormal behavior which explains it as a result of faulty or illogical thinking
Conversion disordersomatoform disorder characterized by numbness, paralysis or blindness, for which there is no physical cause
CyclothymiaMood disorder that consists of mood swings form moderate depression to hypomania and lasts two years or more
delusionsfalse belief held by a person who refuses to accept evidence of their falseness
depersonalization disorderdissociative disorder in which individuals feel detached and disconnected from themselves, their bodies and their surroundings
disorganizedType of schizophrenia in which behavior is bizarre and child-like and thinking, speech, and motor actions are very disordered.


Global History and Geography 10
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