chap 15 Flashcards
5 points of normality
– apt perception of reality
– ability to have control on their behaviour
– self esteem and acceptance
– ability to form affectionate relationships
– productivity
relatively less serious mental disorders that dont require hospitalization
neuroses
relatively more serious mental disorders due to which a person is out of touch w reality
psychoses
criteria to call someone abnormal
deviation from social norms, from statistical norms, personal distress, maladaptiveness of behaviour
classification system used for mental health probs
icd-10 (international classification of diseases) and dsm-4 (diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 4th edition)
classification system used for mental health probs
icd-10 (international classification of diseases) and dsm-4 (diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 4th edition)
4 kinda symptoms of anxiety
physiological (sweating, heart racing)
cognitive (panicking)
behavioural (freezing)
emotional (feeling of dread)
fear of being in a place where they can be trapped or unable to get help in case of emergency (emergency = panic attack)
agoraphobia
panicking abt stuff like incr heart rate thinking youll get a panic attack
interoceptive conditioning
agoraphobia due to
classical and instrumental (avoidance) conditioning
phobia where a person fears a particular animal situation object
simple phobia
The attachment of the child to the parent of the opposite sex, accompanied by envious and aggressive feelings toward the parent of the same sex
oedipus complex
irresistible urges to do certain acts that reduce anxiety
compulsions
persistent intrusions of unwanted thoughts or images or impulses that elicit anxiety
obsessions
phobias due to —-conditioning
classical
ocd might be due to — conditioning
operant
inability to feel joy
anhedonia
bipolar disorder aka
manic depression