AP Psychology - Mental Health

Question 1

psychological disorder

Answer 1

syndrome marked by clinically significant disturbance in individuals cognition, behavior, or emotion regulation

Question 2

attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Answer 2

psychological disorder marked by appearance at 7 years old; extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity

Question 3

medical model

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concept that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and (in most cases) cured

Question 4

biological influences

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evolution, individual genes, and brain structure/chemistry

Question 5

psychological influences

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stress, trauma, learned helplessness, and mood-related perceptions/memories

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social-cultural influences

Answer 6

roles, expectations, definitions of normality and disorder

Question 7

DSM-5

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American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; classifying psychological disorders

Question 8

ICD-10

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codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, external causes, etc.

Question 9

Philippe Pinel

Answer 9

humane treatment of the mentally ill

Question 10

Dorothea Dix

Answer 10

fought for better conditions in prisons and asylums; rehabilitation in the treatment of criminals and mentally ill

Question 11

schizophrenia

Answer 11

psychological disorder characterized by hallucinations, delusions, inappropriate emotional expression, and disorganized speech

Question 12

psychosis

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person loses contact with reality, experiencing irrational ideas and distorted perceptions

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neurosis

Answer 13

emotional disturbance characterized by excessive anxiety, can function in life

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delusions

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false beliefs

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hallucinations

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false sensory experiences

Question 16

acute schizophrenia

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recovery is likely, life stressors

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chronic schizophrenia

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recovery is doubtful, slow-developing process

Question 18

abnormal brain activity

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low activity in frontal lobes, dopamine over-activity, and decline in brain waves

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genetics

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environmental factors (stress) can “turn on” genes that predispose schizophrenia

Question 20

obsession

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anxious thoughts

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compulsion

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behaviors to decrease anxiety

Question 22

U(njustifiable) M(aladaptive) A(typical) D(isturbing)

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varies with culture and time period

Question 23

somatic symptom disorder

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psychological disorder in which symptoms take a bodily form without apparent physical cause

Question 24

conversion disorder (somatoform)

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person experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms that have no physiological basis

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illness anxiety (somatoform)

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person interprets normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease (paranoid)

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dissociative identity disorder

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rare dissociative disorder where a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities (unconscious)

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anorexia nervosa

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eating disorder where person (usually adolescent female) maintains starvation diet despite being underweight

Question 28

bulimia nervosa

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eating disorder where person alternates binge eating with purging or fasting

Question 29

binge-eating disorder

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significant binge-eating episodes, followed by distress, disgust, or guilt (without purging or fasting)

Question 30

personality disorder

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psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning

Question 31

antisocial personality disorder

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a personality disorder where a person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing (wild)

Question 32

borderline PD

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engaging in risky behaviors (wild)

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histrionic PD

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attention seeking, uncomfortable in situations that don't revolve around them (wild)

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narcissistic PD

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large "ego" and constant need of admiration (wild)

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schizoid PD

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loner, difficult for them to read emotions, appears emotionless (odd)

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schizotypal PD

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lacking relationships, has very strange beliefs (odd)

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paranoid PD

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general distrust in others (odd)

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dependent

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lack of self confidence, difficult for them to make decisions for themselves (worried)

Question 39

avoidant

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extreme fear of rejection (worried)

Question 40

obsessive-compulsive

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extreme perfectionism (worried)

Question 41

major depressive disorder

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anxiety, insomnia, depressive episodes

Question 42

bipolar I disorder

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episodes of mania (escalated), depressive episodes

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bipolar II disorder

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episodes of hypomania (mild), depressive episodes

Question 44

seasonal affective disorder

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change in melatonin or seretonin, caused by change in climate/amount of sunlight

Question 45

dysthymia

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depression and low self-esteem over 2 years (not as severe)

Question 46

dissociative identity disorder

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amnesia - memory loss fugue - adopts new identity

Question 47

obsessive-compulsive disorder

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obsessive thought (fear based), anxiety, compulsion (action based), temporary relief

Question 48

generalized anxiety disorder

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extreme anxiousness, restless, irritated

Question 49

panic disorder

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sudden panic attacks, overwhelming anxiety

Question 50

post traumatic stress disorder

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flashbacks and nightmares, severe anxiety