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Ch 6-10 Flashcards

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Somatic Symptom Disorder

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  • focuses on multiple symptoms with no medical cause
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Illness Anxiety Disorder

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-severe anxiety from belief of having a disease
-no evident medical cause

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Conversion Disorder/Hystaria

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-neurological impairment
-no organic cause to account

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Malingering

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-faking a physical/psychological disorder for gain

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Factitious Disorders

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-faking a physical/psychological disorder for no gain
-maybe sympathy or attention

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6
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Disassociation

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-disconnects from thoughts, feelings, memories, and sense of identity

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Derealization

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-individual loses sense of reality from the external world

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Depersonalization

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-individual detaches from body, thoughts, feelings, sense of self

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Disassociative Identity Disorder (DID)

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-up to 100 personalities/fragments coexist in one body/mind

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Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD)

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-Persistent depressed mood, low self-esteem, withdrawal, pessimism, despair
-present for at least 2 years
-no absence in symptoms for over 2 months

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Major Depressive Disorder

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-single/recurrent depressive episodes

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Dysthymic Disorder

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-PDD

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Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder

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-child has chronic negative moods
-anger/irritability w/ no mania

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Bipolar 1 Disorder

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-repeat major depressive episodes
-w/ full manic episodes

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Bipolar 2 Disorder

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-repeat major depressive episodes
-w/o full manic episodes

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Cyclothymic Disorder

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-chronic mood disorder
-repeat mood/depression levels
-not as severe as major/manic episodes

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Treatment of Depressive Disorders

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-medication, electroconvulsive therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy

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Anorexia Nervosa

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-recurrent food refusal leading to dangerously low body weight
-ED

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Bulimia Nervosa

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-uncontrolled excessive eating than actions to remove food
-ED

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Binge Eating Disorder

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-distress-induced eating binges
- w/o removal of food

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ED treatment

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-Drugs, psychological

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Etiology

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-cause or source of disorder

23
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Insomnia

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-insufficient sleep interferes w/ normal function

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Hypersomnia/Hypersomnolence

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-excessive amount of sleep interferes w/ normal routines

25
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Nightmares

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-anxiety-provoking dreams
-during REM sleep (important)

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Sleep/Night Terrors

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-nightmare that causes wake in a panic w/ disorientation/amnesia
-NREM sleep

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Sleep Walking

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-leaving the bed & moving around while asleep
-NREM sleep

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Narcolepsy

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  • sudden irresistible sleep attacks at all times
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Health Psychology

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  • psychological factors important in health maintenance
30
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Behavioral Medicine

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-applies behavioral science to prevent/diagnose/treat medical problems

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Stress

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-physiological response to stressor

32
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Stressor

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-event or change that requires adaptation

33
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General Adaptation Syndrome (selye)

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-multiple reactions to sustained stress
-alarm/resistance/exhaustion
may lead to death

34
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Cognitive Appraisal Theory (Lazarus)

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-how emotions are influenced by interpretations of events
-GAS, ARE

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Type A

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-hearty, non-hearty (stomach cancer)

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Type B

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-laid back, relaxed
-lower heart disease

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Type C

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-internalizer

38
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Social Supports

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-family, friends, community, marriage
-Increases longevity

39
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Attitudes

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-pessimism/optimism

40
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SES/longevity

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-income and education
Socio-economic status/ longevity

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Gender Dysphoria

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-psychological dissatisfaction w/ biological gender
-disturbance in sense of identity w/ male/female

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Paraphilic Disorders

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-sexual disorder/ deviation
-arousal to inappropriate objects or individuals
-mainly men except sadism

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Transvestic Disorder

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-individual is aroused by wearing opposite genders clothes
-mainly men

44
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Voyeuristic Disorder

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-arousal from observing unsuspecting individuals undressing/naked

45
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Exhibitionist Disorder

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-exposing themselves to strangers
-sexual gratification from exposing genitals to unsuspecting strangers

46
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Sexual Sadism

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-arousal from inflicting pain/humiliation

47
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Sexual masochism

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-arousal from experiencing pain/humiliation

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Pedophile Disorder

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-strong sexual attraction toward children

49
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Male Erectile Disorder

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-inability to attain/keep erect till end of sexual activity

50
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Female Sexual Arousal Disorder

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-Inability to attain/keep sexual excitement/lubricant till end of sexual activity

51
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Male Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder

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-Distress from having little/no sexual interest

52
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Female Orgasmic Disorder

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-delayed/no orgasm following norm sexual excitement

53
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Cause of Sexual Dysfunctions

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-bio/psychological, social/cultural contributions
-psycho/physical interaction

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