AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A psychological disorder is an ongoing dysfunctional pattern of thought, emotion, and behaviour that causes significant distress and that is considered deviant in that person’s culture or society.

Detailed explanation-2: -Psychologists often classify behavior as abnormal using 4 D’s: deviance, distress, dysfunction, and danger.

Detailed explanation-3: -A mental disorder is characterized by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotional regulation, or behaviour. It is usually associated with distress or impairment in important areas of functioning. There are many different types of mental disorders.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mental illnesses are health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking or behavior (or a combination of these).