Table 1 Negative situations or reactions and their corresponding ‘psychopathological’ counterparts.‘Symptoms’ do not distinguish or define the ‘pathology’. So what does?

Grief reaction

Depression

Acute stress reactions

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Binge

Bulimic disorder

Anxious state

Anxiety disorder

Episode of substance abuse

Addiction

Misbehavior

Conduct disorder

Argument

Relationship problem

Diet

Anorexic disorder

Pain

Chronic pain syndrome

Tantrum

Impulse control disorder

Worry over health

Somatoform disorder

Fussiness

OCD