Abnormal Psych Flashcards
Abnormality
Harmful to individual, unusual, disturbing to others, irration
DSMV
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-doesn’t include causes
Anxiety disorders
Phobia, Generalized Anxiety, Panic, OCD, PTSD
Agoraphobia
Fear of open, public spaces
Social phobia
Fear of situation that could be embarassing
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Constant, low-level anxiety
Panic disorder
Acute episodes of intense anxiety w/o cause
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsession-unwanted thoughts, compulsions-actions
Somatoform Disorders
Illness Anxiety (hypochondriasis), Conversion disorder (severe physical problem w/o biological basis)
Dissociative Disorders
Amnesia (Psychogenic-no biological basis, Fugue-Psychogenic and unfamiliar environment), Dissociative Identity disorder
Dissociative Identity disorder
Several personalities
Mood/Affective Disorder
Major Depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, dysthymic
Schizophrenic Disorders
Paranoid, Catatonic, Undifferentiated
Positive symptoms
Excess in behavior
Negative symptom
Deficit in behavior
Delusions
Beliefs w/ no basis
Hallucinations
Perceptions w/o sensory stimuli
Dopamine theory
High dopamine=schizophrenia, low dopamine=Parkinsons
Personality disorders
Antisocial, dependent, histrionic, borderline
Antisocial Personality disorder
Little regard for others’ feelings
Histronic
Overly dramatic behavior
Borderline personality disorder
Unstable moods, behavior, relationships
Rosenhan Study
Researchers misdiagnosed with disorders, preconceptions influence
Anxiety disorders drugs
Xanax, valium, barbiturates
Mood disorders causes/treatments
Low serotonin, Bipolar: more Ach receptors, lithium
Schizophrenic disorders causes/treatment
high dopamine, thorazine, haldol
