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trephination

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drilled hole into the skull to release demons- exercism

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psychopathology

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Scientific study of psych disorders, illness of the mind

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signs of abnormality; distressing

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if a behavior is distressing to the self or to others
-depression or anxiety

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signs of abnormality; dysfunctional

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if a behavior to the self or society
-preventing them from living a normal social life
-scared of leaving the house, sheila

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signs of abnormality; deviant

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-going against social norms

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abnormal behavior; 3 D’s

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-distressing, dysfunctional or deviant to the self or others/society to where people notice it
-personal and societal judgemtnts of behavior that decide what is / not abnormal

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the vulnerability/diathesis stress model

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biological and environmental factors
-each person has a degree of vulnerability of developing a disorder based of stress levels
-if one has one of these factors, it must be paired with stress

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biological factors of vulnerability to disorders

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-genes, sensitive neervous system

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personality factors of vulnerability to disorders

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-low self esteem, pessimistic, neuroticism

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environmental factors of vulnerability to disorders

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-low socio economic status, poverty, trauma, loss, interpersonal issues

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diagnosis; DSM 5

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-description of disorders
-detailed behavior must be present(symptoms) for diagnosis
-includes dimensional scales
-cultural syndromes listed

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the dimensional approach for diagnosis

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psych disorders are different in degree of behaviour
-spectrum
- a guide for diagnosis

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issues in diagnostic labelling

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  • identifying a person by their problem; which increases their psych diststress and decrease is funtioning
    -negative views of the label
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comorbidity

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-there are no set categories for disorders BC
- overlap in disorders; anxiety and depression
-dsm doesnt specify treatment regarding overlap
p factor

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the p-factor

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-high p factor = high life impairments+worsening
-the measure of psychopathology in all types of disorders
-it is stable; if you have a low factor it will stay low and vise versa

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internalizing disorders

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-characterized by negative emotions that reflect distress and fear as a broad category
-EX) depression and anxiety
-cultural factors have a play in diagnosis

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externalizing disorders

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characterized by impulsive behaviours
EX) alcholoism, anti social behaviours
-cultural factors have a play in diagnosis

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4 components of anxiety responses/symptoms

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emotional
cognitive
physiological
behavioural

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GAD generalized anxiety disorder

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-apprehension of having anxiety
-free floating anxiety w no specific reason/situation

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phobic disorder

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irrational fears of objects or situations
-there is a degree of impairment depending on frequency of facing that fear

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agoraphobia

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-fear of open and public spaces

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anxiety disorder; OCD

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-cognitive component; obsessions
-behavioral component’ compulsions
pure obsession; in the mind and stems from self hatred

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causal factors in anxiety disorder

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-bio factors; genetics, neurotransmitter; GABA, amygdala, gender
-nature and nurture
-evolutionary factors; fear of predators
-cognitive
-culture bound disorders

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GABA

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  • low levels; reactive nervous system and strong arousal response
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psychoanalytic explanations for anxiety

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neurotic anxiety; afriad to give into our nature behavior /urges
freud!

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eating disorder; anorexia

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  • fear of being faT
    -restricts food intake
    -cause; perfectionists
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eating disorder; bulimia

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-binge eats and then purgesea
- cause; depressed and anxious

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eating disorders; causes

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-environmental, psychological, biological factors
-prominent in western culture
-personality and genetics

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eating disorders cause; objectification theory

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  • cultural emphasis on viewing the body as an object
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what is a mood disorder

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innate emotion based disorder

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clinical depression

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characterised by the frequency, intensity, duration of symptom that is out of proportion to situation
-focus on failures rather than achievments

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major depression

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unable to function effectively
-must experience a major depressive episode; loss of interests
-appetite gain or loss, guilt, thoughts of death
-2 week symptome to diagnose

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persistent depression disorder

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less intense symptoms but last for a longer time period

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4 components of mood disorders

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emotional symptoms; depression
cognitive symptoms ; negative cognitions about life
motivational symptoms; lack thereof
somatic symptoms ; loss of weight, appetite, energy

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bipolar disorder

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  • manic and depessive episodes
    -to be diagnosed there doesnt have to be depressive eps
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bipolar 1 disorder

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extreme/more manic episodes and depressive episodes

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bipolar 2 disorder

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hypomania-less extreme mania
-mild elevated moods with extreme depressive moods
-must have a depressive episode to diagnos

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causal factors in mood disorders; depression and bipolar

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depression; genetics, underactivity of norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin,
bipolar; strong genetics
both; environmental, cognitive processes, culture

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casue for mood disorder; depressive cognitive triad

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negative self thoughts about; the world, oneself, the future
-these thoughts come natural and cant be suppressed

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somatic symptom disorder

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-no known biological cause
-hypochondriasis; anxiety ab having illnesses
-functional neurological; blindess, numb touch comes out of nowhere w no known cause
ex) glove anesthesia

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schizophrenia

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-split mind
-alterations in thought, perception and conscioussness
-disconnection of reality; psychosis
-withdrawl from socializing

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schiz type 1

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-positive symptoms, addition of something
-delusions, hallucunations, disordered speech

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schiz type 2

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-negative symptoms, part of normal functioning but are missing ex) apathy, lack of emotion
-slowed speech or movement

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dissociatuve disorders

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  • disruption in personality, the alteration in memory identity and awareness
    -experiencing a disconnection
    -related to trauma; a way to divide them from the event
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dissociative amnesia

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-selective memory loss following trauma about the trauma

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dissociative fugue

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-loss of all personal identity
-extreme form of amnesia
-the addition of a new identity, but can end suddenly and may not remember the new
caused from experienceing a traumatic event for several hours/days

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dissociative identity disorder DID

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-2 or more seperate personalities/identities
-a host and alters, each is unique
-early childhood develop

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cause for DID; trauma dissociation theory

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-severe stress related traumatic experience in ealry childhood
-their identity is not established yet and its easy to dissociate

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personality disorders

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-exhibit stable ingrained inflexible and maldaptive ways of thinking feeling and behaving
-extreme levels of personality traits

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BPD

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-instability in behavior emotion and identity;
-emotional dysregulation
-intense and unstable personal relationships
-impulsive behavior

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causes fot BPD

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environemt and biological factors
-rejection, childhood trauma, physical and psychosocial abandoment

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antisocial personality disorder

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-lack of conscience
-disregard for rules and laws because lack of anxiety
-exhibit little anxiety or guilt or concern for others
-highly manipulative, high in charisma, fakes sincerity

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