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Ch: 15 (Psychological Disorders) Flashcards

1
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Inability to appreciate the nature and quality or wrongfulness of one’s acts

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Insanity

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Behavior that is deviant, maladaptive, or personally distressful over a relatively long period of time

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Abnormal behavior

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3
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Doesn’t conform to accepted social standards

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Deviant (Not normal)

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4
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Finds behavior/thinking troubling

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Personal Distress

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Impact ability to adapt

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Maladaptive

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Normal and abnormal behavior alike may involve biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors

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The Biopsychosocial Model

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Suggests preexisting (such as genetics, personality disposition, experience) may put a person at risk of developing a psychological disorder

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Vulnerability-stress hypothesis (Diathesis stress model)

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8
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Book that defines clinical psychology

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DSM (Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders)

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What edition is the most recent DSM

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5th

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How many disorders and categories in the DSM?

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400 disorders and 20 categories

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A class of psychological disorders that typically appear in childhood and are traced to genetic differences, atypical brain development, or prenatal exposure to substances that adversely affect development

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Neurodevelopment Disorders

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Disorder involving persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across a variety of settings as well as restrictive repetitive behaviors, interests, and activities (no specific cure)

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Prefer not to be cuddled
Inability to speak (communication problems)
Obsessive interest in one topic
Inability to navigate social world
Hand flapping
Sensitivity

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Autism Symptoms

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A common psychological disorder in which the individual exhibits one or more of the following (Inattention, Hyperactivity, Impulsivity) One of the most common disorders

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Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

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Tendency to wander off, lack of persistence, and a difficulty sustaining focus

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Inattention

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16
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Excessive activity when inappropriate

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Hyperactivity

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17
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Taking action without planning or thinking

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Impulsivity

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18
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Treatment for ADHD

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Stimulant meds (Increases dopamine) or non-medical (Sports, meditation, exercise, tutoring and academic support)

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Psychological state in which one feels disconnected from immediate experience

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Dissociation

20
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A dissociative disorder characterized by extreme memory loss that is caused by extensive psychological stress (Trauma)

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Dissociative Amnesia

21
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A dissociative disorder that is most dramatic but least common. May have two or more distinct personalities. Characterized by a high rate of sexual or physical abuse during childhood.

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Dissociative Brain Disorder (DID)

22
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Diffuse, vague, highly unpleasant feeling of fear and apprehension

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Anxiety

23
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Disabling psychological disorders involving fears that are uncontrollable, disproportionate to the actual danger the person might be in, and disruptive of ordinary life

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Anxiety disorder

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Anxiety disorder marked by persistent anxiety for at least six months, nervous most of the time and worry a great deal. Cannot specify the reason for the anxiety

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

25
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An anxiety disorder in which one experiences recurrent, sudden onset of intense terror; often without warning and with no specific cause

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Panic Disorders

26
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Palpitations, chest pains, shortness of breath, trembling, sweating, helplessness feeling

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Panic attack

27
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An anxiety disorder in which an irrational, overwhelming, persistent fear of a particular object or situation. So dreaded that one goes to almost any length to avoid it.

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Specific phobia

28
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An anxiety disorder in which an individual has an intense fear of being humiliated or embarrassed in social situations

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Social Anxiety Disorder

29
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Psychological disorder that develops through exposure to a traumatic event, such as war; Beverly oppressive situations such as holocaust; abuse, as in physical, emotional or sexual abuse (Event that has overwhelmed one’s ability to cope)

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

30
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Psychological Disorder in which the individual has anxiety-provoking thoughts that will not go away and/or urges to perform repetitive, ritualistic behaviors to prevent or produce some future situation

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD)

31
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Psychological disorders in which one suffers from depression - an unrelented lack of pleasure in life

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Depressive Disorder

32
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Psychological disorder involving a significant depressive episode and depressed characteristics, such as lethargy and hopelessness for at least 2 weeks

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Major Depressive Disorder

33
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Depressed mood, Reduced interest, weight loss, trouble sleeping or sleeping too much, loss of energy, Feeling worthless

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Major Depressive Disorder Symptoms

34
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Less extreme depressive mood for over 2 months

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Persistent depressive disorder

35
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Hopelessness, lack of energy, cognitive problems, and sleep problems

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Persistent Depressive Disorder symptoms

36
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Psychological disorder characterized by extreme mood swings that include one or more episodes of mania

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Bipolar Disorder

37
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Impulsive, euphoric, high energy, little sleep

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Manic

38
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Extreme Manic Episodes (May experience hallucinations)

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Bipolar 1

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Milder Version (less euphoric)

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Bipolar 2

40
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A severe psychological disorder that is characterized by highly disordered thought processes; individuals may be referred to as psychotic because they are far removed from reality

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Schizophrenia

41
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Psychological state in which a person’s perceptions and thoughts are fundamentally removed from reality

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Psychosis

42
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Reflect something added above normal behavior
-Hallucinations, Delusions, thought disorder, referential thinking, movement disorders

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Schizophrenia positive disorders

43
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Reflect social withdrawal, behavioral deficits, and a loss/decrease of function. Flat Affect, Cognitive symptoms.

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Schizophrenia negative symptoms

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