Ch. 16(psychological Disorders)

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Psychological disorder

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Deviant, distressful, dangerous, and dysfunctional behavior patterns

Question 1

ADHD

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A psychosocial disorder marked by appearance by age 7 of one or more of the 3 key symptoms: extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity

Question 2

4 D’s

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Deviant - different, extreme, unusual (deviation from the majority) (OCD).
Distressful - unpleasant or upsetting to individual.
Dangerous - threatening to the persons well-being or to the safety of others.
Dysfunctional - disruptive to the persons ability to conduct daily activities (fail to adjust).

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Diathesis Stress Model

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Looks at nature side of nature vs. nurture debate. (Vulnerability hereditary predisposition)

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Medical model

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Diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, in most cases cured. (Established hospitals)

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DSM-V

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Diagnostic & statistical manual of mental disorders. (Before this psychologists were very inconsistent)

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Labeling effects

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People don’t want to be viewed as “crazy” don’t want to be treated different,y by people’s knowledge of their disease.

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Anxiety disorders

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Psychological disorders characterized by persistent anxiety or maladaptive behavior that reduces anxiety.

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal. (Free-floating anxiety)

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Panic disorder

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Anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable min. - long episodes of intense dread when a person experiences terror & accompanying chest pain and choking

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Phobic disorder

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Marked by persistent, irrational fear & avoidance of a specific object or stimulation

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Obsessive - Compulsive Disorder

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Unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions)

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Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD)

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Haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, and/or insomnia that lingers for 4 weeks or more after a traumatic experience

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Dissociative disorders

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Conscious awareness becomes separated (disassociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings

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Agoraphobia

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A fear or avoidance of situations in which escape will be unavailable when panic strikes

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Specific Phobia

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Fear of a specific object

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Social phobia

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Intense fear of being scrutinized by others. Avoid social interaction, speaking up, eating out

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Dissociative Identity Disorder

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(Rare) a person exhibits 2 or more distinct and alternating personalities (multiple personality disorder)

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Mood disorders

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Psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes

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Major depressive disorders

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A person experiences in the absence of drugs or a medical condition, 2 or more weeks of significantly depressed moods(worthlessness, diminish interest in activities)

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Mania

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Marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state

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Bipolar disorder

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Person alternates between hopelessness and lethargy of depression& the overexcited state of mania

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Schizophrenia

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Severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions & inappropriate emotions actions

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Delusions

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False beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders

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Personality disorders

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Characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning

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Anti-social personality disorder

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Person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of conscious for the wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members. May be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist

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Dysthymic disorder

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Down in the dumps mood that fills most of the day, nearly everyday, for 2 years or more. Suffer from chronic low energy and self esteem, have difficulty concentrating. Always sad. (Between major depression and sad day)

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Schizophrenia

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Group of a severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions.

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Hallucinations

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(Sensory experiences without sensory stimulation) are usually auditory and often take the form of voices making insulting statements or giving orders.

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Disorganized thinking

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Plagued by fragmented, bizzare, and distorted beliefs called delusions. Paranoid tendencies

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Paranoid

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Preoccupation with delusions or hallucinations, often with themes of persecution or grandiosity

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Catatonic

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Immobility, extreme negativism, and/or parrot like repeating of another’s speech or movements