Chapter 13 - Psychological Disorders Flashcards
Persistence of unwanted thoughts and urges to engage in senseless rituals that cause distress
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
People with this disorder have a distinct fear of social situations and scrutiny by others
Social Anxiety Disorder
Persistent and uncontrollable tenseness and apprehension. high autonomic nervous system arousal. Inability to identify or avoid cause of certain feelings
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Symptoms - minutes long episodes of intense dread which may include feelings of terror, chest pains, choking, or other frightening sensations.
Panic Disorder
Moderate mood swings from sad to happy in cycles.
Cyclothymia
Schizophrenia: Belief one possesses special powers
Delusions of grandeur
a disorder or collection of symptoms that appears to only appear in a specific culture or small collection of people
Culture-Bound Syndrome
Biopsychosocial Perspective: brain structure and function, genes, neurochemical imbalances
Biological Factors
Mild, chronic depression that lasts for at least two years
Dysthemia
roles and expectations, modeled behaviors, cultural beliefs
Sociocultural Factors
Negative view of experiences, self, and the future
Beck’s triad definition of depression
Formerly called manic-depressive disorder. An alternation between depression and mania signals this disorder
Bipolar disorder
Patterns of thoughts, feelings, or actions that are deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional
Psychological Disorders
Persistent, rigid, and maladaptive patterns of behavior
Personality disorders
Tendency for people to believe they have no control over the consequences of their behaviors, resulting in passive behaviors
Learned helplessness
Marked by a persistent and irrational fear of an object or situation that disrupts behavior
Phobias
the “common cold
of psych. disorders. Leading cause of disability for Americans 15 to 44 years old
Depressive Disorder
Biopsychosocial Perspective: patterns of thinking, coping strategies, personality traits
Psychological Factors
The literal translation is “split mind” which refers to a split from reality
Schizophrenia
Disturbance in emotion, also referred to as affective disorders
Mood Disorders
Schizophrenia: belief that others are in communication with individual
Delusions of reference
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of various disorders
DSM-5
3 categories of personality disorders
Odd and eccentric, dramatic and emotional, fearful and anxious
occurs when symptoms of depression last two consecutive weeks, are not caused by drugs or medical conditions, occur suddenly, and represent a change from prior functioning
Major Depressive Disorder
Schizophrenia: belief that others are trying to harm the individual
Delusions of persecution
Belief one is controlled by external forces
Delusions of influence
6 risk factors for suicide attempts
Previous attempts, family history, alcohol/drug abuse, physical illness, history of depression/mental illness, feeling alone
Writers like Whitman, Wolfe, Twain, and Hemingway had this disorder
Bipolar
the academic field devoted to the study of psychological disorders
Abnormal Psychology
