Complete the Following Statement

question 2

Multiple Choice

Complete the following statement. According to the American Psychiatric Association (2013) , the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5) defines a mental disorder as

• A) a syndrome characterised by clinically significant disturbance in an individual's cognition, emotion regulation, or behaviour.
• B) a collection of psychological, biological, or developmental processes underlying mental functioning.
• C) a socially deviant set of behaviours (political, religious, or sexual) that results in conflicts between the individual and society.
• D) reflecting an expectable or culturally approved responses to a common stressor or loss, such as the death of a loved one.

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Definitions:

Day

A day is a period of 24 hours that is typically used as a basic unit of time, measured from midnight to midnight, and is associated with one rotation of the Earth on its axis.

Social Therapy

An approach to therapy in which the therapist makes practical advice and life adjustment a central focus of treatment for schizophrenia. Therapy also focuses on problem solving, decision making, memory enhancement, development of social skills, and management of medications. Also known as personal therapy.

Antipsychotic Medication

A class of medication primarily used to manage psychosis, including delusions, hallucinations, paranoia, or disordered thought, primarily in conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Rehospitalization

The act of admitting a patient to a hospital again after they have been discharged, often used as an indicator of the quality or success of healthcare treatment.