Category F - Psychiatry and Psychology
Indexing Principles
Many of the terms for normal behavior and psychological processes and phenomena have a disorder counterpart in category F3. It is important for the indexer to distinguish between these. Below are a few examples
| Normal behavior or behavioral process | Disorder |
|---|---|
| PERCEPTION | PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS |
| CHILD BEHAVIOR | CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS |
| DEPRESSION | DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS |
| ANXIETY | ANXIETY DISORDERS |
Last Reviewed: March 10, 2015