Abnormal Psychology L8 Flashcards
Adult drinkers in ______ are 1.7% as likely to be hazardous drinkers then adults in ______
economically deprived
prosperous
____ % of adults used cannibas in the last year
12
____ % of adults used ampthetamines
1
Drug usage rates are ___ x for Maori and ___ x for Asian.
2
1/4
___ % of violent crime occurs during an intoxicated state
63
What are the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for a Substance Use Disorder?
Two or more of the following:
- Failiure to meet obligations
- Repeated use of the substance in dangerous situations
- Repeated relationship problems as a result of substance use
- Continued use in spite of problems
- Tolerance
- With-drawl
- Substance use exceeds intended amount or time frame
- Efforts to reduce or control use are ineffective
- Spent a disproportionate amount of time trying to obtain substance
- Impairment in functioning
- Craving
What is an addiction?
A more severe Substance Use Disorder, entails six or more of the DSM-5 criteria, including tolerance and with-drawl.
What are the four drug classes?
- Depressants
- Stimulants
- Hallucinogens
- Cannabis
What are the four general causes of Substance Use Disorders?
- Genetics (genetic vulnerability)
- Biochemical Factors (dopamine)
- Behavioral (reward seeking behavior)
- Sociocultural
How do we treat Substance Use Disorders?
Biological Treatments
- detoxification
- antagonist therapy (use a weak substitute to mitigate with-drawl symptoms
Aversion Therapy
Motivational Interview
Support Groups (ie Alcoholics Anonymous) and 12 Step Programs (Self Help Programs)
Define Personality Style Disorders?
“Persistent maladaptive or culturally infrequent thoughts, feelings, and behaviors”
What differentiates Personality Style Disorders from most other disorders?
They are inflexible and pervasive across situations
Personality Disorders can often be traced…
Back to adolesence
What are the three Personality Disorder clusters?
Cluster A - odd and eccentric
Bluster B - dramatic, emotional, or erratic
Cluster C - anxious or fearful
What Personality Disorders are included in cluster A?
Paranoid PD
Schizoid PD
Schizotypal PD
What defines cluster A Personality Disorders?
People with these disorders display behavior similar to, but not as extensive as, schizophrenia
Cluster A PD’s are sometimes called…
Schizophrenia-spectrum disorders
What are the symptoms of Paranoid PD?
- Deep suspicion or mistrust of others
- Hypersensitivity, vigilance and caution
- Pathological jealousy
- Control, anger/hostility
What are the symptoms of Schizoid PD?
- Persistent avoidance
- Limited emotional expression
- With-drawn and reclusive
- Very rare (less then 1%)
What are the symptoms of Schizotypal PD?
Psychoticism (not quite the level of delusion or hallucinations) - ideas of reference - odd beliefs or magical thinking - unusual perceptual experiences - odd thinking and speech Suspicious or paranoid ideation Excessive social anxiety
What is the difference between a delusion and an eccentric or strange thought.
The person with the thought can change their mind, the deluded persons irrationality is fixed.
Schizotypal PD is (conceptually) linked to ________ symptoms, while Schizoid PD is (conceptually) linked to ______ symptoms.
Positive
Negative
