Psychological Disorders. AGENDA January 19, 2012 1.Today’s topics: Taking care of each other Psychological Disorders 2.Administrative: Turn in:
Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 18 Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders
Anxiety Disorders and Medications. Anxiety and Fear Anxiety –Future-oriented mood state –Characterized by marked negative affect –Somatic symptoms of.
General Psychology Chapter 12 The Psychological Disorders Chapter 12 The Psychological Disorders.
Mental Disorders. Defining the problem Starting in 1952, the American Psychiatric Association created the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental.
SOLVING ANXIETY Joseph LeDoux. 20 million Americans (15%) suffer from anxiety disorders Anxiety exacerbates all other mental and medical problems Economic.
DO NOW: In YOUR OWN WORDS, briefly define 4 of the following: conformitydeindividuation group polarization group think social facilitation mere exposure.
Mental Disorders Ch.4 Section 1. Warm-Up Activity Which of the following statements are always true? Sometimes true? Always false? 1. It is easy to identify.
Psychological Disorders Mariah Jennings Marquita Johnson Tierra Morris Tywon Pinkney.
How do we explain disorders? Medical Model of explanation Medical Model of explanation Caused primarily by biological reasons Caused primarily by biological.
