Ch.14 Psychological Disorders

Question 1

What is DSM IV?

Answer 1

Stands for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. It contains lists of all different psychological disorders, also lists how many symptoms you have to have to be classified under this disorder, and lists how long (period of time) you have to have this disorder to be diagnosed with it

Question 2

What is Organic Mental disorders?

Answer 2

Problems that are caused by brain pathology (diseases of the brain) and possibility of an injury of the brain or damage to the brain due to drug use

Question 3

What disorder is an example of an Organic Mental disorder and what it is?

Answer 3

Dementia. It’s when a person has major disturbances in their memory, their ability to reason things out, their judgement, their impulse control, and in the later stages of this, there’s changes in their personality

Question 4

What is the main type of Dementia and what is that caused by?

Answer 4

Alzheimer’s. It is caused by plaques and tangles in the brain (the earlier a family member of yours get it, the likely it is inherited)

Question 5

What is a Neurotic disorder?

Answer 5

People struggling with depression, anxiety. It is serious, but more mild compared to psychotic disorders

Question 6

What is a Psychotic disorder?

Answer 6

A more severe disorder than a “Neurotic disorder.” The person has suffered a break from reality, often need to be hospitalized, and tend to be suffering delusions and hallucinations (schizophrenia)

Question 7

What are the 3 characteristics of a Psychotic disorder?

Answer 7

1. Delusions
2. Hallucinations
3. Flat Affect

Question 8

What are Delusions?

Answer 8

A characteristic/symptom of a psychotic disorder of (having) false belief

Question 9

What are Hallucinations?

Answer 9

A characteristic/symptom of a psychotic disorder of seeings things that aren’t there or, more commonly, hearing voices

Question 10

What is the Flat Affect?

Answer 10

A characteristic/symptom of a psychotic disorder when a person who tends to have a less expressionless face, don’t have much emotion (in terms of their dialogue - monotone)

Question 11

What are Delusional Disorders?

Answer 11

When a person has the deeply held false beliefs without any hallucinations and their personality does not fall apart. Have to have symptoms of this disorder for 6 months+ to be considered having this

Question 12

What are (5) the types of Delusional disorders types?

Answer 12

1. Erotomanic
2. Grandiose
3. Jealous
4. Persecutory
5. Somatic

Question 13

Explain the Erotomanic type of Delusional disorder

Answer 13

A type of Delusional disorder, when you have the belief that you are loved by another person, often a famous person

Question 14

Explain the Grandiose type of Delusion disorder

Answer 14

A type of Delusional disorder, when you have the delusion that you have some great talent or great knowledge, or that you even have a special relationship with someone famous

Question 15

Explain the Jealous type of Delusion disorder

Answer 15

A type of Delusional disorder, with the delusion that your partner is being unfaithful, not triggered by usual behavior

Question 16

Explain the Persecutory type of Delusion disorder

Answer 16

A type of Delusional disorder, with the belief that you are being conspired against, being cheated, or spied on. Believe someone is out to get them

Question 17

Explain the Somatic type of Delusional disorder

Answer 17

A type of Delusional disorder, when a person has a belief that their body is diseased, defective, rotting away

Question 18

What is Schizophrenia?

Answer 18

A thought disorder, when the person has delusions and hallucinations. They tend to withdraw contact from others, have an inability to deal with daily life events, having thinking abnormalities, and don’t have much energy

Question 19

What are the (4) different types of Schizophrenia?

Answer 19

1. Disorganized behavior
2. Catatonic behavior
3. Paranoid behavior
4. Undifferentiated behavior

Question 20

Explain Disorganized behavior

Answer 20

A type of schizophrenia with behavior that is incoherent, don’t make sense, act silly, bizarre, and their social impairment is severe

Question 21

Explain Catatonic behavior

Answer 21

A type of schizophrenia, when the schizophrenic get into odd postures, very rigid, and don’t move

Question 22

Explain Paranoid behavior

Answer 22

A type of schizophrenia, the most common type, and the hallucinations are around a theme that people are out to get them

Question 23

Explain the Undifferentiated behavior

Answer 23

A type of schizophrenia, when one doesn’t fit under any of the other types of schizophrenia

Question 24

What are the causes of Schizophrenia?

Answer 24

Caused by chemical imbalance, TOO MUCH dopamine

Question 25

How is Schizophrenia treated?

Answer 25

Treated with medication that would LOWER dopamine level. Medication used to be called “Antipsychotic meds” now called “Neuroleptics”

Question 26

What is Major Depressive Disorder?

Answer 26

A mood disorder with symptoms