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Abnormal Psychology
AP Psych: Unit 8 - Clinical Psychology
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Psychological disorder
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a syndrome marked by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual's cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior
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Psychological disorder
a syndrome marked by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual's cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior
Medical model
the concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital
Epigenetics
the study of environmental influences on gene expression that occur without a DNA change
DSM-5
the American Psychiatric's Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth edition); a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders
attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
a psychological disorder marked by extreme inattention and/or hyperactivity and impulsivity
