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Ch. 5 - Psychological Disorders Flashcards

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Social Construct 3 D’s

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Used to judge whether someone’s behaviour is abnormal
-Distressing
-Dysfunctional
-Deviant

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Abnormal Behaviour

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Behaviour that is personally distressing, personally dysfunctional, and/or so culturally deviate that people say it is inappropriate or maladaptive

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Vulnerability-Stress Model

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Everyone has vulnerability for a disorder given sufficient stress

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What 3 factors are necessary for someone to develop an anxiety disorder?

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Predisposition
Vulnerability
Stressor

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Comorbidity

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Overlap in psych disorders. Influenced by p-factor

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p-factor

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Measure of psychopathology in all types of disorders. p-factor does not change throughout one’s life

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What are the components of anxiety responses?

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Emotional Symptoms
Cognitive Symptoms
Physiological Sysmptoms
Behavioural Symptoms

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

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Persistent and excessive ‘free-floating’ anxiety that is not tied to specific situations.

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Phobic Disorder

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Strong, irrational fears of objects or situations that usually do not go away on their own

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What are some common reactions to phobias?

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Fast heart rate
Sweating
Crying
Hyperventilating
Passing out
Avoidance of phobia

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

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Person has unwanted and reoccurring thoughts/images (obsessions) and/or behaviours (compulsions) they feel the urge to repeat.

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Compulsions

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Repeatable, repetitive counterproductive behaviours used to reduce anxiety in response to obsessions

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Pure Obsession

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Obsessive thoughts without compulsions

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DSM-5

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Groups disorders based on systems to help ensure validity & reliability. Most used diagnostic classification system

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What are some issues with labelling people with a disorder?

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Description of a disorder is NOT a description of an individual
People may behave in ways to fit their label
Clinicians look for evidence associated with label rather than describing what they see

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Internalizing Disorder

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Characterized by negative emotions

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Externalizing Disorder

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Characterized by impulsivity & out of control behaviours

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Emotional Symptoms of Anxiety

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Feelings of tension
Apprehension

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Cognitive Symptoms of Anxiety

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Worry
Thoughts about inability to cope

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Physiological Symptoms of Anxiety

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Increased heart rate
Muscle tension
Other autonomic arousal symptoms

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Behavioural Symptoms of Anxiety

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Avoidance of feared situations
Decreased task performance
Increased startle response

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Causal Factors in Anxiety Disorders

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Biological Factors
Females exhibit more anxiety disorders than males
Sex-linked biological disposition
Evolutionary Factors
Psychological Factors

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Biological Factors in Anxiety Disorders

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Genetics
Lower GABA production

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Evolutionary Factors in Anxiety Disorders

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Some phobias are beneficial for survival
Disposition to be more aware of certain stimuli

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Psychological Factors in Anxiety Disorders

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Neurotic Anxiety
Maladaptive thoughts & beliefs
Appraising things catastrophically

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Neurotic Anxiety

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Feelings of not being in control of oneself or one’s circumstances

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Objectification Theory

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Cultural emphasis on viewing one’s body as an object

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Eating disorders

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Abnormal eating behaviours that negatively affect a person’s physical or mental health

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Anorexia Nervosa

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Severely reduced food intake due to an intense fear of being fat. The result is that a person becomes severely underweight

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Bulimia Nervosa

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Eating a lot of food and purging it through vomiting or laxatives. People have typical body weight

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Cause of Anorexia

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High achievement standards

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Cause of Bulimia

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Depression and anxiety

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Clinical Depression

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More than just ‘having a bad day’. Frequency, intensity, & duration of symptoms is out of proportion to situation.

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True or False: People who are depressed feel bad all the time

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False. People who are depressed don’t necessarily feel bad all the time. However, shortly after positive events, they slip back to a negative state

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Major Depression

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Occurs after a person experiences a major depressive episode. Characterized by a lower interest in life for at least 2 weeks

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Persistent Depression Disorder

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Less intense symptoms than major depression, but it lasts longer (i.e. at least 5 years)

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What symptoms add to feelings of depression

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Emotional Symptoms
Cognitive Symptoms
Motivational Symptoms
Somatic Symptoms

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Emotional Symptoms of Depression

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Sadness
Hopelessness
Anxiety
Misery
Inability to enjoy life

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Cognitive Symptoms of Depression

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Negative cognitions about self, world, and future
Difficulty concentrating

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Motivational Symptoms of Depression

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Loss of interest
Lack of drive
Difficulty starting anything

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Somatic Symptoms of Depression

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Loss of appetite
Lack of energy
Sleep difficulties
Weight loss/gain

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Bipolar I Disorder

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Extreme manic episodes & depressive episodes

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Bipolar II Disorder

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Mildly elevated moods (Hypomania) & depressive episodes

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Manic State

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Characterized by:
Euphoric mood
Hyperactive or no sleep
Rapid speech
Lasts at least 1 week

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Causal Factors of Depression

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Genetic Factors (concordance in twins)
Underactivity of norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin
Environmental Factors

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Causal Factors of Bipolar Disorder

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Stronger genetic component than unipolar depression
Concordance in twins

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Depressive Cognitive Triad

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Negative thoughts concerning: the world, oneself, the future

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Cultural Variation

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A factor of mood disorders. Mood disorders are more prevalent in Western cultures. Feelings of guilt and inadequacy tend to be more personal in Western cultures.

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Glove anesthesia

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Loss of all sensation beyond the wrist (not physically possible). Caused by psychological factors

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Dissociative Amnesia

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Selective memory loss following trauma

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Dissociative Fugue

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Loss of all personal identity caused by stressful traumatic events

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Dissociative identity disorder (DID)

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2 or more seperate personalities (a host and 1 or more alters)

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Trauma-dissociation Theory

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Dissociative identity disorder generally caused by severe traumatic experience in early childhood

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Schizophrenia

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Alterations in thought, perception, and consciousness. Disconnect from reality (psychosis).

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Type I Schizophrenia

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Positive symptoms (present in schizophrenia, but not in typical behaviour). Examples include: delusions, hallucinations, disordered speech.

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Type II Schizophrenia

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Negative symptoms (missing in schizophrenia, but present in typical behaviour). Examples include lack of emotion, expression, withdrawal, neglected hygiene.

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Which of these symptoms is a positive symptom of schizophrenia?
A. Lack of expression
B. Lack of emotion
C. Neglected Hygiene
D. Disordered speech
E. Withdrawal

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D. Disordered speech

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Delusions

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False beliefs about reality. Persist even when given evidence against beliefs

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Hallucinations

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Can be auditory (i.e. voices in head) or tactile. Can lead to dangerous behaviours

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Biological Factors of Schizophrenia

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Higher concordance rate between twins
Neurodegenerative Hypothesis
Atrophy & Destruction of Neural Tissue
Dopamine Hypothesis

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Environmental Factors of Schizophrenia

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Stressful life events
Family dynamics
High expressed emotion

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Sociocultural Factors of Schizophrenia

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Social Causation Hypothesis
Social Drift Hypothesis

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Antisocial Personality Disorder

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Lack of conscience
Lack of concern for others
Disregard laws/rules
Exhibit little anxiety or guilt
Highly manipulative

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Why is punishment ineffective to discipline people with Antisocial Personality Disorder

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People with antisocial personality disorder experience little anxiety and disregard rules (can rationalize their actions to themselves)

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Causal Factors of Antisocial Personality Disorder

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Biological Factors
Psychological/Environmental Factors
No conditioned fear responses when punished
Exposure to deviant peers

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Biological Factors of Antisocial Personality Disorder

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Genetic Predisposition
Dysfunction in brain structures that govern self-control & emotional arousal (eg. amygdala, prefrontal cortex)

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Psychological/Environmental Factors of Antisocial Personality Disorder

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Lack of a superego (moralizing part of personality). Often the result of not having a psychologically present adult figure in life.

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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

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Instability in behaviour, emotion, identity, relationships, and/or goals. Characterized by emotional dysregulation, intense and unstable personal relationships, impulsive behaviour, and self-destructive behaviour

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Emotional Dysregulation

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Chronic anger, loneliness, feelings of emptiness present in BPD

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Causal Factors of Borderline Personality Disorders

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Chaotic personal histories (abuse, inconsistent parenting, negative memories)
Treated malevolently (leads to lower self-esteem)
Biological Factors

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Social Causation Hypothesis

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Higher levels of stress among people with lower income

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Social Drift Hypothesis

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As functioning deteriorates, people drift down the socio-economic ladder

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Neurodegenerative Hypothesis

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Schizophrenia is caused by the degeneration of the brain

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Dopamine Hypothesis

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Overactivity of dopamine system in individuals with schizophrenia. Too much dopamine is the cause of positive symptoms.

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