Clinical psychology, part 1 | PSYC - Psychology, Quizzes of Psychology

Download Clinical psychology, part 1 | PSYC - Psychology and more Quizzes Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Anxiety DEFINITION 1 Anxiety is a psychological and physiological state characterized by somatic, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral components. TERM 2 Phobia DEFINITION 2 A phobia is, when used in the context of clinical psychology, a type of anxiety disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often being recognized as irrational. TERM 3 Mood disorder DEFINITION 3 Mood disorder is the term designating a group of diagnoses in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders classification system where a disturbance in the person's mood is hypothesized to be the main underlying feature. TERM 4 DSM IV DEFINITION 4 The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association provides a common language and standard criteria for the classification of mental disorders. TERM 5 Social phobia DEFINITION 5 Social Phobia is distinguished by a fear of public humiliation or embarrassment. It is one of several phobia disorders, which are all typified by excessive, specific, and consistent fear and avoidance of an object, activity, or situation.