Psychological Disorder
A syndrome marked by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotional regulation, or behavior
Medical Model
The concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital
Epigenetics
The study of environmental influences on gene expression that occur without a DNA change; how nurture shapes nature
DSM-5
The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders