abnormal psychology Flashcards
distressful
the unpleasant emotions or feelings a person experiences when overwhelmed
deviant
differing from the norm, unusual, unrepresentative, or uncharacteristic
maladaptive
any behavior that is an ineffective way of coping with stressors
irrational
cognition, thinking, talking, or acting without rationality, often having a negative connotation
medical model
the assumption that psychopathology is the result of one’s biology
biopsychosocial model
systemically considers biological, psychological, and social factors and their complex interactions in understanding health, illness, and health care delivery
diathesis stress model
suggests that mental illness is a result of both a predisposition to a disorder and a stressful life event
insanity
mental illness of such a severe nature that a person cannot distinguish fantasy from reality, cannot conduct their affairs due to psychosis, or is subject to uncontrollable impulses behavior
generalized anxiety disorder
persistent worrying or anxiety about a number of areas that are out of proportion to the impact of the events
panic disorder
unexpected and repeated episodes of intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms
panic attack
a sudden episode of intense fear that triggered severe physical reactions when there is no real danger or apparent cause
phobias
an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something
social phobia
intense fear or anxiety during social situations
agoraphobia
anxiety that occurs when one is in a public or crowded place, from which a potential escape is difficult
obsessive compulsive disorder
in which a person experiences uncontrollable and recurring thoughts (obsessions) and engaged in repetitive behaviors (compulsions) or both
post traumatic stress disorder
triggered by a terrifying event, either experiencing it or witnessing it
post traumatic growth
a theory that explains this kind of transformation following trauma
conversion disorder
mental health condition that causes physical symptoms
hypochondriasis
a condition of extreme, preoccupying worry about having a medical disease or developing an illness
dissociative identity disorder
condition in which two or more distinct identities, or personality states are present in an individual
dissociative amnesia
when your mind goes blocks out important information about yourself, causing gaps in your memory
dissociative fugue
a temporary state where a person has memory loss and ends up in an unexplained place
major depressive disorder
causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest
bipolar disorder
that causes unusual shifts in a person’s mood, energy, activity levels, and concentration
mania
causes a person to experience unreasonable euphoria, very intense moods, hyperactivity, and delusions
seasonal affective
a type of depression that happens during certain seasons of the year
dysthymic disorder
a milder but long lasting form of depression
delusions (persecution)
when you’re convinced that someone is mistreating, conspiring against, or planning to harm your or a loved one
delusions (grandeur)
a person’s belief that they are someone other than who they are, such as a supernatural figure or a celebrity
word salad
confused or unintelligible mixture of seemingly random words and phrases
hallucinations
a false perception of objects or events involving your senses
flat affect
in which a person experiences emotional flattening or blunting / person does not express emotion as other people do
cataonia
group of symptoms that usually involve a lack of movement and communication, and also can include agitation, confusion, and restlessness
waxy flexibility
the patient’s body showing resistance to being moved
paranoid schizophrenia
when a person experiences paranoia that feeds into delusions and hallucinations, it’s common for them to feel afraid and unable to trust others / the mind doesn’t agree with reality
catatonic schizophrenia
characterized by striking motor behavior, typically involving either significant reductions in voluntary movement or hyperactivity and agitation
undifferentiated schizophrenia
the individual exhibits the characteristic symptoms of schizophrenia but the overall picture is not one of the catatonic, paranoid, or disorganized
disorganized schizophrenia
exhibit disorganized thinking, unusual speech patterns, flat affect, emotions that don’t fit the situation
dopamine hypothesis
too much or too little dopamine in the brain could directly contribute to the symptoms of schizophrenia
avoidant personality disorder (related to fear and anxiety)
involves chorines feelings of uselessness and extreme sensitivity to criticism
dependent personality disorder (related to fear and anxiety)
involves an excessive need to be taken care of by others
obsessive compulsive personality disorder (related to fear and anxiety)
involves an extensive preoccupation with perfectionism, organization and control
schizoid personality disorder (related to odd/eccentric behaviors)
a person shows very little, if any, interest and ability to form relationships with other people
paranoid personality disorder (related to odd/eccentric behaviors)
marked by a pattern of distract and suspicion of others without adequate reason to be suspicious
histrionic personality disorder (related to dramatic/impulsive behaviors)
a pervasive pattern of attention seeking behaviors and a theatrical level of emotional reactions
narcissistic personality disorder (related to dramatic/impulsive behaviors)
persistent pattern of grandiosity, fantasies of unlimited power or importance, and the need for admiration or special treatment
borderline personality disorder (related to dramatic/impulsive behaviors)
severely impacts a person’s ability to manage their emotions
antisocial personality disorder (related to dramatic/impulsive behaviors)
which a person consistently shows no regard for right and worry and ignores the rights and feelings of others
