Associated Clinical Science Part 2 (psych mostly) Flashcards
physical impairment caused by emotional event
conversion disorder
aka briquet’s syndrome, females under 30, multiple systems, confusing
somatization disorder
aka psychogenic pain disorder
somatoform pain disorder
likes abuse
masochist
inflicts abuse
sadist
enjoys watching
voyeur
enjoys showing
exhibitionist
eating disorder caused by fear; eating disorder caused by guilt
anorexia nervosa;
bulimia
preoccupation with one’s own thoughts (private world), slow language development
autism
impulsive pattern, inattentive, often dyslexic
ADD
multiple personalities
dissociative
no feelings;
ignore feelings
denial;
repression
replace socially unacceptable behavior with a more acceptable but similar one
sublimation
forgets on purpose (disguised anger)
passive-aggressive
no loyalty to others, manipulative, “under socialized”
antisocial
in between neurotics and psychotics, support therapy is recommended
personality disorders
Aversion therapy
associate behavior with negative consequences
avoidance therapy
avoid person, place, and things associated with behavior
psychotherapy
analyze underlying issues
milieu therapy
life style change, vacation, in-patient, half-way house, etc
generalization
many different stimuli lead to same reponse
existentialism
“one’s identity and meaning of life”
behaviorist
environmental controls over behavior
behavioral medicine
desensitization, flooding, aversion, reinforcements