Ch8: Psychological Disorders and Stress Flashcards
1
Q
conversion disorder
A
change in sensory or motor function due to psychological factors
2
Q
factitious disorder
A
illness that is falsified
3
Q
bipolar I disorder
A
if includes a spontaneous manic episode
4
Q
bipolar II disorder
A
less extreme manic phases
5
Q
cyclothymic disorder
A
less extreme bipolar disorder
6
Q
dysthymia
A
persistence depressive disorder
7
Q
schizophrenia
A
withdrawal from reality
8
Q
dissociative fugue
A
wandering as a result of dissociation
9
Q
stress-diathesis theory
A
genes can increase predisposition for schizophrenia, but stressors elicit the onset
10
Q
dopamine hypothesis
A
dopamine is hyperactive in schizophrenia
11
Q
anterograde amnesia
A
inability to form new memories
12
Q
retrograde amnesia
A
old memories degrading first
