ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
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includes anxiety for a brief period of time
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deviates from the norm and is distressful
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it arises during childhood
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is undetectable in brain imaging scans
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Detailed explanation-1: -Behavioral disorders involve a pattern of disruptive behaviors in children that last for at least 6 months and cause problems in school, at home and in social situations. Nearly everyone shows some of these behaviors at times, but behavior disorders are more serious.
Detailed explanation-2: -1. Deviance → different, extreme, unusual 2. Distress → unpleasant & upsetting to the person with the disorder 3. Dysfunction → causes interference with the person’s daily life 4. Danger → poses risk of harm to themselves or others What makes a behavior a mental illness?
Detailed explanation-3: -any persistent and repetitive pattern of behavior that violates societal norms or rules, seriously impairs a person’s functioning, or creates distress in others. The term is used in a very general sense to cover a wide range of disorders or syndromes. Also called behavioral disorder.
Detailed explanation-4: -Abnormal behavior is defined as behavior that is deviant, maladaptive, and/or personally distressful.