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Chapter 12 Flashcards

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Abnormality

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Behavior that causes people to experience distress and prevents them from functioning in their daily lives

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Medical perspective

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When an individual displays symptoms of abnormal behavior, the root cause will be found in a physical examination

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Psychoanalytic perspective

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Abnormal behavior stems from childhood conflicts

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Behavioral perspective

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Looks at the rewards and punishments in the environment that determine abnormal behavior

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Cognitive perspective

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Peoples thoughts and beliefs are a central component of abnormal behavior

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Humanistic perspective

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Emphasizes the responsibility people have for their own behavior, even when such behavior is abnormal

Carl Rodger’s and Abraham Maslow

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Sociocultural perspective

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Peoples behavior, both normal and abnormal, is shaped by the society and culture in which they live

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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth edition (DSM-5)

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Used by most professionals to diagnose and classify abnormal behavior stems

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David Rosenhan

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Sought admission to mental hospitals based on statements that individuals were hearing voices

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Anxiety Disorder

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Occurrence of anxiety without an obvious external cause that affects daily functioning

Types include:

Phobic
Panic
And Generalized anxiety disorder

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Phobic disorder

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Intense, irrational fears of specific objects or situations

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Panic disorder

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Panic attacks that last from a few seconds to several hours

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Panic attacks

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Anxiety reaches a peak and one feels a sense of impending and unavoidable doom

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Agoraphobia

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Fear of being in a situation in which escape is difficult and help unavailable

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Generalized anxiety disorder

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Experience of long term, persistent anxiety and worry

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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Characterized by obsession or compulsions

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Obsession

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Persistent unwanted thought or idea that keeps recurring

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Compulsion

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Irresistible urge to repeatedly carry out some act that seems strange and unreasonable

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Somatic symptoms disorder

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Psychological difficulties that take on a physical (somatic) form, but for which there is no medical cause

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Illness anxiety disorder

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People have a constant fear of illness and a preoccupation with their health

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Conversion disorder

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Actual physical disturbance, such as the inability to use a sensory organ, or the complete or partial inability to move limbs

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Dissociative disorders

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Psychological dysfunction characterized by the separation of different facets of a person’s personality that are normally integrated

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Dissociative identity disorder (DID)

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Person displays characteristics of two or more distinct personalities

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Dissociative Amnesia

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Significant, selective memory loss occurs

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Dissociative fugue

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Individual leaves home suddenly and assumes a new identity

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Mood disorders

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Disturbances in emotional experience that is strong enough to intrude on everyday living

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Mania

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Extended state of intense wild over happiness

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Bipolar disorder

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Person alternates between periods of euphoric feelings of mania and periods of depression

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Schizophrenia

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Class of disorders in which severe distortion of reality occurs

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Process schizophrenia

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Symptoms develop slowly and subtly

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Reactive schizophrenia

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Symptoms are sudden and conspicuous

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Cognitive perspective

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Overattention or under attention to stimuli in the environment

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Personality disorders

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Characterized by a set of inflexible, maladaptive behavior patterns that keep a person from functioning appropriately in society

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Antisocial personality disorder

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Individuals show no regard for the moral and ethical rules of society or the rights of others

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Borderline personality disorder

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Problems regulating emotions and thoughts

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Narcissistic personality disorder

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Characterized by an exaggerated sense of self importance

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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

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Marked by inattention impulsiveness, low tolerance for frustration and a great deal of inappropriate activity

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Autism spectrum disorder

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Severe development disability that impairs children’s ability to communicate and relate to others

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Psychoactive substance use disorder

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A substance takes on a much higher priority in the persons life

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Eating disorders

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Anorexia
Bulimia
Binge-eating disorder

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Sexual disorders

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Sexual desire disorder
Sexual arousal disorders
Parabolic disorder

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Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

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Characterized by temperamental outbursts grossly out of proportion to the situation-

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