TEKS: Chapter 113. Social Studies See All Teacher Resources

113.45.c.12

(12) Individual experience. The student understands the multifaceted aspects of mental health. The student is expected to:

• (A) explain stress and the individual's physiological, behavioral, and psychological responses to stressors;
• (B) evaluate cognitive and behavioral strategies for dealing with stress;
• (C) analyze the challenges inherent in defining abnormal behavior and acknowledge the sociocultural stigma of labeling behavior as abnormal;
• (D) recognize the biological, social, and cognitive origins of abnormal behavior;
• (E) discuss major categories of abnormal behaviors and identify their respective characteristics as classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM); and
• (F) evaluate the effectiveness of past and present methods of therapy.