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Mental Disorders And Their Treatment

NIOS · Class 10 · Psychology

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Topics in Mental Disorders And Their Treatment

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1. Stress and Stressors

  • Stress is a non-specific response of the body to any demand on it.
  • Hans Selye coined the term stress.
  • Eustress is moderate and desirable stress, such as stress during a competitive sport.
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2. Conflicts and Frustration

  • Conflict becomes more stressful because of the intensity of frustration involved.
  • Approach-approach conflict happens when a person has to choose between two or more desirable goals.
  • Avoidance-avoidance conflict happens when a person has to choose between two or more undesirable goals.
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3. Coping With Stress

  • People usually use problem-focused or emotion-focused coping while dealing with stressors.
  • Problem-focused coping uses intellectual resources to reach an effective solution.
  • Emotion-focused coping involves emotional behaviour such as crying.
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4. Major Mental Disorders

  • Mental disorders range from minor anxiety to severe disorders such as schizophrenia.
  • Mental disorders develop gradually and may result from heredity, personality weaknesses, low stress tolerance, childhood experiences, stressful situations, and inability to cope.
  • The branch of psychology that deals with these disorders is abnormal psychology.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Mental disorders and their treatment

StressStressorsResponses to stressorsConflicts and frustrationCoping with stressMental disorder categoriesPsychotherapy

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