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Psych Final Exam Review 80 questions total Introduction/ History and Legal Aspects of Mental Illness

Psych Final Exam Review 80 questions total Introduction/ History and Legal Aspects of Mental Illness
Exam (elaborations) • 86 pages • 2023

● DSM definition of mental disorder/ illness ○ A mental disorder is a syndrome characterized by clinically significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior that reflects a dysfunction in the psychological, biological, or developmental processes underlying mental functioning. ○ Mental disorders are usually associated with significant distress or disability in social, occupational, or other important activities ● Major historical landmarks/ key...