Ch 14: Psychological Disorders

Question 1

Anxiety Disorders - 5

1. Generalized
2. Phobias
3. Panic Disorder
4. O.C.D.
5. P.T.S.D.

Answer 1

1. Generalized - 6 months of symptoms
   
   1. tension on everything
   2. can’t leave work, so you “hide” - avoid people
   3. Automatic Branch of CNS turns on at the slightest signal
2. Phobias - fear of an object or an activity
   
   1. when you avoid it at all costs
   2. e.g. agoraphobia
3. Panic Disorder - Anxiety to the extreme
   
   1. panic attacks 1 per week
4. O.C.D. - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
5. P.T.S.D. - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
   
   1. after experiencing a horrible event
   2. flashbacks
   3. same stress+fear come back later in life
   4. serving in war doubles you chance of getting this

Question 2

Mood Disorders - 3

1. Major Depressive Disorder
2. Bipolar Disorder
3. ​Dysthmic Disorder

Answer 2

1. Major Depressive Disorder - discouraged about future
   
   1. lack of energy
   2. dissatisfied about life
   3. loss of interest in friends and family
   4. must last for 2 weeks
2. Bipolar Disorder - go from depression to being wildly optimistic
   
   1. back and forth
   2. causes wreckless behavior or great creativity
3. Dysthmic Disorder - pessimistic, people like them but they don’t do anything

Question 3

Schizophrenia

Answer 3

• split from reality
• disease that shows up in a Brain Scan
• *cause - too much Dopamine or too many dopamine receptors
• symptoms:
  
  1. incoherent thinking - e.g.”How many days are left in the school year?” - rainy, snow, easter, hot days
  2. hallucinations - see, hear, or smell things that are not really there
  3. delusions - false beliefs
     
     1. e.g. PA is sending you a special message
  4. bizarre behavior - wild and negative expressions

Question 4

Personality Disorders - 4

1. Borderline
2. Antisocial
3. Histrionic
4. Narcisstic

Answer 4

1. Borderline - identity problems, unstable relationships, experiments with sex/drugs, bored, problems with people in authority, self destructive behavior, running away
2. Antisocial - rude, steals, graffiter, lack of guilt, fights, kills, feeling nothing, criminal record
   
   1. 80%male
   2. psychopath
3. Histrionic - constant attention seekers, wants to be the “center of attention”, seeks praise
4. Narcisstic - exaggerates own importance, fantasises that they are important
   
   1. responds to any criticism with rage

Question 5

Dissociative Disorders - 2

Answer 5

1. Dissociative Identity Disorder - (Multiple Personality Disorder)
   
   1. 2+ personalities split in personality
   2. when it happens you forget the other personality
2. Fuge​ - forget who you are and start a new life

Question 6

DSM V

Answer 6

Diagnostic + Statistic Manual of Disorders

• list of 200 mental disorders
• described with concrete behavior
• *Assessment on 5 different Axis
  
  1. Clinical Disorders
  2. Personality Disorders and Mental Retardation
  3. General Medical Condition
  4. Psychosocial and Environmental Problems
  5. Global Assessment of Functioning