Narrate indicators of psychological disorders.

1.	Narrate indicators of psychological disorders.
Answer» According to DSM-5, there are five criteria (indicators) for psychological disorders. 1. Clinically significant syndrome – In psychological disorders, there should be a cluster of symptoms together i.e., a syndrome. 2. Distress and Impairment – There should be distress, i.e., psychological pain due to negative feelings and stress, as well as impairment, i.e., inability to perform appropriate roles in personal and social situations. 3. Dysfunction – If the symptoms lead to developmental or psychological dysfunctions, it signifies mental disorders. 4. Responses to stressors that are normally accepted responses e.g., sadness experienced at the loss of a loved one or culturally sanctioned responses are not considered as signs of mental disorders. 5. Behaviour which is only deviant but does not produce any disability/ distress/ dysfunction does not become a sign of mental disorder.

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According to DSM-5, there are five criteria (indicators) for psychological disorders.

1. Clinically significant syndrome – In psychological disorders, there should be a cluster of symptoms together i.e., a syndrome.

2. Distress and Impairment – There should be distress, i.e., psychological pain due to negative feelings and stress, as well as impairment, i.e., inability to perform appropriate roles in personal and social situations.

3. Dysfunction – If the symptoms lead to developmental or psychological dysfunctions, it signifies mental disorders.

4. Responses to stressors that are normally accepted responses e.g., sadness experienced at the loss of a loved one or culturally sanctioned responses are not considered as signs of mental disorders.

5. Behaviour which is only deviant but does not produce any disability/ distress/ dysfunction does not become a sign of mental disorder.

Narrate indicators of psychological disorders.

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