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Understanding Psychology, 6/e
Robert S. Feldman, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Psychological Disorders

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A psychologist with the perspective would expect to find a hormonal imbalance, chemical deficiency, or brain injury as the cause of abnormal behavior.
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The perspective assumes that people's behavior is shaped by the kind of family group, society, and culture in which they live.
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are intense, irrational fears of specific objects or situations.
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People with disorder experience long-term, persistent anxiety and worry.
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disorders are psychological difficulties that take on a physical (somatic) form, but for which there is no medical cause.
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A person suffering from disorder, or multiple personality, displays characteristics of two or more distinct personalities.
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People with personality disorder have difficulty developing a secure sense of who they are.
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is a disorder characterized by a constant fear of illness and a preoccupation with one's health.
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The term memories is sometimes used to describe the lost memories of dissociative amnesia.
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is an extended state of intense, wild elation.