Identify the process of defining abnormal behavior and mental disorder
What will be an ideal response?
Student responses should include
- mental health professionals focus on dimensions and categories to defining abnormal behavior and mental disorder
- a dimensional approach refers to defining abnormal behavior along a continuum spectrum
- a categorical approach to mental disorder commonly used in the United States and much of the world is the DSM
- a syndrome includes a group of abnormal behaviors, a number of symptoms in addition to distress, significant work or interpersonal problems, or likelihood of future problems
- the definition of abnormal behavior focuses on behavior that deviates from the norm, associated with difficulty adapting to life's demands and accompanied by distress
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