Psychology 101 Chapter 14 correctly answered rated A+

Psychology 101 Chapter 14Deviance (Criteria for Diagnosing Disorders) - correct answer Thoughts, feelings, or behaviors that differ from society's normal expectations or are deemed unacceptable by others Statistical Rarity (Deviance): something that deviates from what's considered average Ex: an adult getting a significantly lower IQ score than the average adult Dysfunction (Criteria for Diagnosing Disorders) - correct answer Impairment, difficulty functioning in daily life (maladaptive) Discomfort (Criteria for Diagnosing Disorders) - correct answer Causes others in the community to feel uncomfortable or concerned Distress (Criteria for Diagnosing Disorders) - correct answer Causes distress or suffering to person with the disorder and/or others in the community Psychopathology - correct answer Sickness or disorder of the mind Most common are depression, ADHD, an anxiety disorder, or a substance abuse disorder Etiology - correct answer Factors that contribute to development of the disordered thoughts, emotions, and behaviors ex: causes of depression and causes of schizophrenia are different from one another Diathesis-Stress Model - correct answer Explains the mechanism that leads to the onset of psychological illness based on two factors Onset of mental disorders occurs due to both vulnerability for the disorder and the presence of stressful events. REFER to figure 14.4 (Pg 501) Either a biological or environmental factor will contribute to vulnerability to a mental disorder, although it isn't enough to trigger it. Therefore, there needs to be a second factor such as levels of stress that will