Ch. 14 Mental illness Flashcards
Diagnose and treat mental illness
Psychiatrist
Study of abnormal and normal behavior
Psychologist
DSM
Diagnosis and statistical manual of mental disorders
Behavior conditioned through reinforcement
Emotional state
Outward expression of the emotional state
Affect
Causes of mental illness (5)
- Emotional state
- Environment
- Isolation
- Life changes
- Biological Imbalance
Most common form of mental illness in the US
Schizophrenia
Mental illness with:
- Delusions
- hallucinations
- change in affect
Schizophrenia
Physical impairment in congenital/neonatal development
Developmental disorders
Physical limitation on cognition
Intellectual disability
Extreme sensitivity and social limitations due to damage of the reticular formation
Autism
Tunnel vision like affect
Autism
Sudden rapid involuntary movement of vocalization
Tic
Deficit in memory, language or mood
Dementia
Dementia with advanced age
Senile
Loss of language
Aphasia
Can’t express language
Broca’s aphasia
Can’t understand but can express language
Wernieke’s aphasia
Doesn’t recognize faces
Facial aphasia
Lie to cover a deficit
Confabulation
Lack of focus
ADHD
Too active reticular formation leads to
Autism
Not active enough Reticular formation
ADHD