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Abnormal Psych Test 4 Flashcards

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Sexual Dysfunction

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problems with sexual response

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Paraphilias

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sexual urges and fantasies in response to socially inappropriate objects or situations

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Lifelong dysfunction type

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dysfunction their entire lives

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Acquired dysfunction type

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normal functioning preceeded

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Generalized dysfunction type

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dysfunction present during all sexual situations

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Situational dysfunction type

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tied to particular situations

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What are the 4 phases of sexual response

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Desire phase, excitement phase, orgasm phase, resolution phase

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desire phase

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consists of an urge to have sex, sexual fantasies, and sexual attraction to others

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excitement phase

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marked by changes in the pelvic region, general physical arousal, and increases in heart rate, muscle tension, blood pressure, and rate of breathing

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Female sexual arousal disorder (Frigidity)

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disorder of the desire and excitement phase characterized by repeated inability to maintain proper lubrication or genital swelling during sexual disorder

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Orgasm phase

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sexual pleasure peaks and sexual tension is released as the muscles in the pelvic region contract rhythmically

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Premature ejaculation

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reaching of an orgasm with little sexual stimulation

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Delayed ejaculation (male orgasmic disorder)

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repeated inability to reach orgasm or by a very delayed orgasm after normal sexual excitement

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Female orgasmic disorder

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persistent delay in or absence of orgasm following normal sexual excitement. If the women can have an orgasm in other ways, then they do not qualify for this disorder

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Vaginismus

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involuntary contractions of the muscles of the outer third of the vagina. Most clinicians believe that it is a learned fear response

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Dyspareunia

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severe pain in the genitals during sexual activity. For women, its most commonly from injury sustained in childbirth

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Fetishism

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recurrent intense sexual urges, sexually arousing fantasies, or behaviors that involve the use of a nonliving object

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Masturbatory Satiation

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client masturbates with the deviant fantasy in mind for one hour and does not end in reinforcing ejaculation. Client may eventually lose interest in such fantasy

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Orgasmic Reorientation

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client switches fantasies just at the moment of masturbatory orgasm to try to condition them to become excited by more conventional fantasies

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Transvestic fetishism

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fantasies, urges, or behaviors involving dressing in the clothes of the opposite sex in order to achieve sexual arousal

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Exhibitionism

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arousal from the exposure of genitals in a public setting

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Aversion therapy

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make a patient give up an undesirable habit by causing them to associate it with an unpleasant effect

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Voyeurism

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repeated and intense sexual desires to observe people in secret as they undress or to spy on couples having intercourse

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Frotteurism

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fantasies, urges, or behaviors involving touching and rubbing against a nonconsenting person

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Pedophilia

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fantasies, urges, or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child, usually 13 years of age or younger

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Sexual Masochism

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fantasies, urges, or behaviors involving the act or thought of being humilated, beaten, bound, or otherwise made to suffer. (Inflicted on oneself)

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Sexual sadism

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fantasies, urges, or behaviors involving the thought or act of psychological or physical suffering of a victim sexually exciting

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Oppositional defiant disorder

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children consistently displaying hostility and defiance

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Conduct Disorder

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a more severe problem where children repeatedly violate the basic rights of other

30
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What neurotransmitter is associated with ADHD

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Abnormal dopamine activity

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methylphenidate (Ritalin)

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stimulant drug used to treat ADHD with a quieting effect

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Enuresis

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elimination disorder where children repeatedly urinate involuntarily or intentionally in one’s bed or clothes

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Encopresis

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repeatedly defecating in one’s clothing

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Echolalia

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the exact echoing of phrases spoken by others. Common in autism

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Pronominal reversal

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confusion of pronouns. Common in autism

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Asperger’s Disorder

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have a lot of the same features of autism but they often have normal intellectual, adaptive, and language skills

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Mild IDD IQ range

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50-70

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Moderate IDD IQ range

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35-49

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Severe IDD IQ range

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20-34

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Profound IDD IQ range

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below 20

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Delusional Disorder

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individuals develop beliefs that are false but not bizarre

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Dementia (Neurocognitive Disorder)

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deterioration of one’s memory and related cognitive faculties

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Delirium

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Clouding of consciousness

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Declarative memory

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consists of names, dates, and other learned facts

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Procedural Memory

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learned skills we perform without needing to think about them

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Vascular dementia (multi-infarct)

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may follow an event which blood flow to specific areas of the brain was cut off

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Pick’s disease

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a rare disorder that affects the frontal and temporal lobes and is clinically similar to Alzheimer’s disease

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

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caused by a slow-acting virus, this disease has symptoms that include sporadic movements

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Huntington’s disease

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an inherited progressive disease in which memory problems worsen over time, along with personality changes and mood difficulties

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Parkinson’s disease

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a slowly progressive neurological disorder marked by tremors, rigidity, and unsteadiness

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