ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Cultural differences
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Not being able to see a mental illness
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Having to rely on what a patient tells them
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All of the Above
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Detailed explanation-1: -There are no tests, measurements, and scans that work as evidence for a mental disorder. It solely depends on observations, interviews, rating scales, and other written tests for diagnosing mental health problems. The other limitation for diagnosis is that only research, discussions, and consensus approves it.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are many types of mental health challenges. Here is a list of some: anxiety, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, and bi-polar disorder.
Detailed explanation-3: -Stigma, discrimination and prejudice against mental illness and those with mental disorder remain a major challenge to psychiatry, although the fact that more celebrities, sports stars and film stars now talk in public about their experience of mental illness and mental distress may lead to a reduction in stigma.
Detailed explanation-4: -The National Alliance of Mental Health reports that one in five adults in America experiences a mental illness in their lifetime. Right now, nearly 10 million Americans are living with a serious mental disorder. The most common are anxiety disorders major depression and bipolar disorder.