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Abnormal Psych Flashcards

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Abnormality

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Harmful to individual, unusual, disturbing to others, irration

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DSMV

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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-doesn’t include causes

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Anxiety disorders

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Phobia, Generalized Anxiety, Panic, OCD, PTSD

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Agoraphobia

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Fear of open, public spaces

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Social phobia

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Fear of situation that could be embarassing

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Constant, low-level anxiety

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Panic disorder

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Acute episodes of intense anxiety w/o cause

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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Obsession-unwanted thoughts, compulsions-actions

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Somatoform Disorders

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Illness Anxiety (hypochondriasis), Conversion disorder (severe physical problem w/o biological basis)

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Dissociative Disorders

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Amnesia (Psychogenic-no biological basis, Fugue-Psychogenic and unfamiliar environment), Dissociative Identity disorder

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Dissociative Identity disorder

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Several personalities

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Mood/Affective Disorder

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Major Depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, dysthymic

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Schizophrenic Disorders

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Paranoid, Catatonic, Undifferentiated

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Positive symptoms

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Excess in behavior

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Negative symptom

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Deficit in behavior

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Delusions

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Beliefs w/ no basis

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Hallucinations

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Perceptions w/o sensory stimuli

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Dopamine theory

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High dopamine=schizophrenia, low dopamine=Parkinsons

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Personality disorders

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Antisocial, dependent, histrionic, borderline

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Antisocial Personality disorder

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Little regard for others’ feelings

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Histronic

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Overly dramatic behavior

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Borderline personality disorder

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Unstable moods, behavior, relationships

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Rosenhan Study

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Researchers misdiagnosed with disorders, preconceptions influence

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Anxiety disorders drugs

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Xanax, valium, barbiturates

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Mood disorders causes/treatments

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Low serotonin, Bipolar: more Ach receptors, lithium

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Schizophrenic disorders causes/treatment

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high dopamine, thorazine, haldol

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