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“to study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal”

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william James

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psychological disorder

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deviant, distressful and dysfunctional patters of thought, feelings or behaviors.

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deviant

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different

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attention-deficit hyperactivity

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also know as ADHD

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attention-deficit hyperactivity is diagnosed by

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a psychological disorder marked by appearance by age 7

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ADHD Symptoms

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  • extreme inattention
  • hyperactivity
  • impulsivity
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Phillipe Pinel believed madness to be

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a sickness of the mind caused by severe stress and inhumane conditions

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medical model

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concept of psychological disorders being diagnosed, treated in cured through a hospital

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susto is a fear in

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Latin America

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Susto is a condition

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marked by severe anxiety, restlessness, and black magic

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biological influences of psychological disorder

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evolution
individual genes
brain structure/chemistry

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psychological influences

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stress
trauma
learned helplessness
mood-related perceptions/memories

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social-cultural influences

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roles
expectations
definitions of normality/disorder

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amok (Malysia)

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sudden outburst of violent behavior

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DSM-IV-TR stands for

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American Psychiatric Associations Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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DSM-IV-TR

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a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders

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anxiety disorders

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psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety.

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generalized anxiety disorder

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anxiety disorder- individual is continually tense, apprehensive and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal

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panic disorder

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an anxiety disorder- marked by unpredictable minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking or other frightening sensations

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phobias

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a person feels irrationally and intensely afraid of a specific object/situation/activity

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obsessive-compulsive disorder

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a person is troubled by repetitive thoughts or actions

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post-traumatic stress disorder

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a person has lingering memories, nightmares and other symptoms for weeks after a severely threatening, uncontrollable event

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“free-floating”- Sigmund Freud

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inability to identify disorder

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social fear

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intense dear of being scrutinized, avoid potentially embarrassing social sittuations

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agoraphobia
fear or avoidance of situations in which escape might be difficult or help unavailable when panic strikes
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post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an
anxiety disorder
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PTSD is characterized by
haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety and insomnia
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PTSD lingers for a
month or more after traumatic experience
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post-traumatic growth
positive psychological changes as a result of struggling with extremely challenging circumstances/life crises
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reinforcement
helps maintain our phobias/compulsions sfter they arise
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stimulus generalization ex:
if you were attacked by a dog, you may develop a fear of ALL dogs
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anxiety gene affects
brain levels of serotonin
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serotonin
influences sleep and mood- regulating glutamate
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too much glutamate
the brains alarm center becomes overactive
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post traumatic stress also called
benefit finding
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somatoform disorder is a
psychological disorder
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somatoform disorder causes
the symptoms to take a bodily form without a physical cause
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conversion disorder
a person experiences specific physical symptoms without a physiological basis
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hypochondriasis
person interprets normal physical sensations as symptoms of disease
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dissociative disorders
conscious awareness is separated resulting in a change of memory/identity
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dissociate
become separated
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dissociative identity disorder is a
rare dissociative disorder
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DID was previously known as the
multiple personality disorder
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DID is when a
person exhibits two or more distinct alternating personalitites
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the psychoanlaystic explanation of DID symptoms
is that they are defenses against anxiety generated by unacceptable urges
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the learning perspective of DID symptoms
explains these symptoms as being reinforced by relieving past anxiety
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other did explanations
detachment resulting from horrific experience
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mood disorders are
psychological disorders
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mood disorders are characterized by
emotional extremes
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major depressive disorder
prolonged hopelessness/lethargy
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bipolar disorder
person alternates between depression and overexcited/hyperactive state
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bipolar disorder was previously called
manic-depressive disorder
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major depressive disorder is a
mood disorder
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major depressive disorder results in
two or more weeks of significantly depressed moods:feelings of worthlessness,diminished interest in activities without presence of drug use or medical conditions
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depressed thinking cycle
stressful experiences negative explanatory style depressed mood cognitive/behavioral changes
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schizophrenia
group of severe disorders characterized by delusional/disorganized thinking, disturbed perceptions and inappropriate emotions/actions
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delusions
false beliefs
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delusions often accompany
psychotic disorders
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catatonia
remain motionless for hours and become agitated
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positive symptoms
hallucinations disorganized/delusional speech inappropriate behaviors
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negative symptom
tone less voices expressionless faces mute/rigid bodies
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personality disorders are
psychological disorders
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personality disorders are characterized by
inflexible/enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning
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antisocial personality disorder is most common among
men
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anitsocial personality disorder
in which the person lacks conscience of wrong doing, even towards friends/family, may be agressive/ruthless or clever con artist.
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warning signs of schizophrenia
- mother with severe/long-lasting schizophrenia - Weight/oxygen birth complications - short attention span - poor muscle coordination - disruptive/withdrawn behavior - emotional unpredictability - poor peer relations/solo play
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Afterimage effect
A type of optical illusion in which an image continues to appear briefly even after exposure even after exposure to the images has ended.
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anorexia nervosa
Eating disorder in which a person diets significantly
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availability heuristic
estimating the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory
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misinformation effect
Incorporating misleading information into ones memory of an event.
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lack of object permanence
Lacking ability to understand that things continue to exist even when you don't see them.
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non-random assignment of research participants
Group is designed because of their desired specific trait.
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optimistic explanatory style
They believe positive events to be a result of themselves and positive things occur in the future they see negative events as not their fault
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proactive interference
the disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new informational- what you learn from the past effects what you learn now

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