AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Somatic symptom disorder is diagnosed when a person has a significant focus on physical symptoms, such as pain, weakness or shortness of breath, to a level that results in major distress and/or problems functioning. The individual has excessive thoughts, feelings and behaviors relating to the physical symptoms.

Detailed explanation-2: -Psychopathology is the study of psychological disorders, including their symptoms, etiology (i.e., their causes), and treatment. The term psychopathology can also refer to the manifestation of a psychological disorder.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thus, the same internal disorder can be manifested differently in different cultures but the underlying psychopathology is the same across cultures.

Detailed explanation-4: -Two types of therapy are psychotherapy and biomedical therapy. Both types of treatment help people with psychological disorders, but use different methodologies.