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Author: David G. Myers, C. Nathan DeWall
Publisher: Worth Publishers
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A psychological disorder is a clinically significant disturbance that is associated with emotion regulation, behavior, or cognition of an individual. Psychological disorders are usually related to the significant distress in the biological, psychological, or developmental processes by repressing the mental functioning. It affects the normal activities of a person on every aspect of life including thoughts, feelings, emotions, behaviors, and outlook.

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Correct answer: Two disorders are found worldwide. One is schizophrenia, and the other is depression.

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Depression is a mood disorder that is characterized by the feeling of sadness, low mood, and loss of interest in normal things. The actual cause of depression is not known. However, it is likely due to a complex combination of some factors including environmental, biological, genetic, and psychosocial factors. The symptoms of depression may include the feeling of guilt, fatigue, inability to concentrate, depressed mood, low appetite, loss of sexual desire, and psychomotor agitation.

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