is the application of psychological science to understanding andtreating mental disorders

is a structured approach to treatment thatattempts to reduce psychological disordersthrough systematic procedures based oncognitive and behavioral principles

we may decide that the behaviorwas caused primarily by something about the person, theirpersonality, abilities, motives

is a serious psychological disorder marked by delusions, hallucinations, loss of contact with reality,inappropriate affect, disorganized speech, social withdrawal, and deterioration of adaptivebehavior

is a behavior disorder characterized by inattention and/or hyperactivity/impulsivity, in which symptomsare present before 12 years of age

they use already developed schemas to understand newinformation

is a clinicallyrecognizable set of symptoms or behaviours associated in most cases with distress and withinterference with personal functions

or those outward changes that indicatephysical maturation, but are not involved in reproduction

an individual’s consistent patterns of feeling, thinking, and behaving

The tendency to attribute personality characteristics to people on the basis oftheir external appearance or their social group memberships