#11 Flashcards

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As with all aspects of psychology (and biology in general), the consciousness of psychological disorders are usually in interaction of biological and environmental factors. One talking about abnormal psychology, we often referred to as the____ _______ model.

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Diathesis stress

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The __________________________ Classification scheme is created by the American Psychiatric Association. It aims to provide a reliable, comprehensive set of diagnostic categories, explicitly specified.

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Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders

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It is possible for two psychological disorders to occur within a single individual. We then say that such as disorders are ________

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Comorbid

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__________ is usually diagnosed in childhood, it’s symptoms include inattention, hyperactivity, or impulsivity, as well as combinations thereof.

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Attention-defficient/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

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_________ is usually diagnosed in childhood. Symptoms include abnormal social interaction and communication, pronounce limitations of activities in inches, and failure to see nonverbal behaviors including eye-to-eye contact and facial expressions.

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Autistic disorder (autism spectrum disorder)

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Research indicates that alcoholics generally find two wanted to categories-antisocial, pleasure seeking times, called____drinkers, or anxious types who have trouble stopping once they start, called____drinkers.

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Steady ; binge

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_________ is the most common psychotic disorder. It has several subtypes for distinct symptoms, including distortions of thought, perception, memory, and emotion.

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Schizophrenia

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The positive symptoms of schizophrenia appear to be associated with excessive___in some neural pathways.

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Dopamine

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The symptoms of _______ _______ disorder include persisted, severe feelings of sadness and worthlessness, accompanied by changes in appetite, sleeping, and other behavior.

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Major depressive

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_______ ________ involves extreme fear makes of hopelessness and helplessness that occurs intense periods of acute and unremitting terror. Symptoms include shortness of breath, clammy sweat, and regularities in a heartbeat, dizziness, maintenance, and feeling of unreality.

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Panic Disorder

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________ ________ involves an unrealistic, excessive fear of a specific object or situation. This fear impairs normal functioning

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Phobic disorder

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______________ ________ is characterized by feelings of social withdrawal accompanied by a typical low levels of emotion; I can be caused by a single event or a more long-term stressor. Symptoms include recurring dreams or recollections of the event, feeling that the traumatic event is recurring, intense distress and avoidance behavior.

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Post Teaumatic stress disorder

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________ ________ impair social or occupational functioning, but often do not distress the person with the disorder at all. Symptoms vary by disorder, but all cause serious distress to those surrounding the distorted individual.

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Personality disorder

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Psychopathy or sociopathy are terms often used by clinicians to describe ______ personality disorder.

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Antisocial

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What is abnormal? Or psychologist, it is enough the behaviors, thoughts, and feelings deviate from the norm. They must also be_____-causing distress, discomfort, or interference with one’s ability to be the satisfying productive life.

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Maladaptive

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