Body Dysmorphic Disorders- BDD
Did you ever wish you could change part of your appearance? Maybe the size of your nose or the way your ears stick out? Most people fantasize about improving something,
Category: Abnormal psychology 1
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
Among the persons suffering from anxiety and related disorders, a client who needs hospitalization is likely to have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Obsessive-compulsive disorder OCD is the devastating culmination of the
Social Anxiety (Phobia)
A phobia is an uncontrollable, irrational, and lasting fear of a certain object, situation, or activity.A much smaller number of people, who suffer severely around others, have social anxiety disorder (SAD),
Panic Disorders & Agoraphobia
Panic disorders (PD), in which individuals experience severe, unexpected panic attacks. They may think they’re dying or otherwise losing control. In many cases but not all, PD is accompanied by
Generalized Anxiety Disorders.
Anxiety Disorders. Anxiety Disorders traditionally grouped together as anxiety disorders include generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder and agoraphobia, specific phobia, and social anxiety disorder, as well as two new disorders,
Criteria of abnormal behavior
Abnormal behavior is defined as ‘behavior that is atypical or statistically uncommon within a particular culture or that is maladaptive or detrimental to an individual or those around that individual
Historical Background of Abnormality.
Abnormality is the state or condition of being abnormal. The purpose of these models is to explain why someone is “acting like that.” Three major models that have guided us
Abnormality: Meaning, Definition, Nature.
Abnormality. APA defines Abnormality as the state or condition of being abnormal. Abnormal behavior is a psychological dysfunction within an individual that is associated with distress or impairment in functioning