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Chapter 14 Flashcards

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proposes that it is useful to think of abnormal behavior as a disease

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medical model of psychology

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involves identifying one illness from another

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diagnosis

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the apparent causes/developmental history of the illness

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etiology

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forecast about the probable course/outcome of the disorder

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prognosis

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long lasting pain

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chronic

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rapid onset/brief course pain

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acute

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discrete periods of illness separated by wellness

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episodic

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abnormal behavior

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deviance, maladaptive behavior, personal distress

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what do judgements about mental illness reflect

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prevailing cultural values, social trends, and political forces

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marked by chronic high level of anxiety that isn’t tied to a specific threat

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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persistent and irrational fear of an object or situation the presents no realistic danger

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phobias

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marked fear of going out in public

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agoraphobia

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anxiety about a social situation

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social anxiety disorder

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periods of intense fear/discomfort, developed abruptly within 10 mins

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panic attack

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recurrent panic attack that usually occur suddenly

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panic disorder

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persistent, uncomfortable intrusion of unwanted thought, and/or urges to participate in senseless rituals

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OCD

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flashbacks, avoidance, easily startled

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PTSD

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18
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biological factors of anxiety disorders

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weak-to-moderate genetic disposition
neurochemical activity

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conditioning and learning of anxiety disorders

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anxiety responses may be acquired through classical conditioning and maintained by operant conditioning

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conditioning and learning etiology of anxiety disorders

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certain ways of thinking may make people vulnerable to anxiety disorders

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a class of disorders in which people lose contact with portions of their consciousness or memory, resulting in disruptions in their sense of identity

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dissociative disorders

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sudden loss of memory for important information that is too excessive to be due to normal forgetting

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dissociative amnesia

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the coexistence in one person of two or more largely complete, and usually very different, personalities

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dissociative identity disorder

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a class of disorders marked by emotional disturbances that may spill over to disrupt physical, social, and thought processes

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mood disorders

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people show persistent feelings of sadness and despair and a loss of interest in previous sources of pleasure

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major depressive disorder

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loss of interest in previous sources of pleasure

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anhedonia

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marked by the experience of both depressed and manic episodes

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bipolar disorder

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etiology of mood disorders

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genetic vulnerability, neurochemical factors, interpersonal factors, stress, cognitive factors

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passive behaviors produced by exposure to unavoidable aversive events

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learned helplessness

30
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delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking and speech, deterioration of adaptive behaviors

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schizophrenia

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symptoms of schizophrenia

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distorted perceptions, disturbed emotions
positive symptoms: abnormal things that are present when they shouldn’t be
negative symptoms: absence of healthy things

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etiology of schizophrenia

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highly genetic, neurochemistry
excessive dopamine, marijuana use
brain structure: enlarged ventricles
stress

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schizophrenia is caused in part by various disruptions in the normal maturational processes of the brain before or at birth

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the neurodevelopmental hypothesis

34
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profound impairment of social interaction and communication and severely restricted interest and activities

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autism

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symptoms of autism

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lack of interest in others
failure to make eye contact
speech difficulty/repeating others
repetitiveness/inflexibility

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extreme inflexible personality traits that cause subjective distress or impaired social and occupational functions

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personality disorders

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type a personality disorders

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odd/eccentric

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type b personality disorders

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dramatic

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type c personality disorders

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anxious

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impulsive, callous, manipulative, aggressive, and impulsive behavior

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antisocial personality disorder

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instability in social relationships, self image, and emotional functions
impulsivity
intense, unpredictable, sporadic emotional experiences
fear of abandonment
risk of self injury

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borderline personality disorder

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grandiose sense of self-importance, sense of entitlement, and an excessive need for attention and admiration

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narcissistic personality disorder

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etiology of narcissistic personality disorder

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genetic predisposition and environmental factors

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severe disturbances in eating behavior characterized by preoccupation with weight and unhealthy efforts to control weight

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eating disorders

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characterized by intense fear of gaining weight, disturbed body image, refusal to maintain normal weight, and dangerous measures to lose weight

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anorexia nervosa

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habitually engaging in binge-eating followed by compensatory behaviors: vomiting, fasting, abuse of laxatives, diuretics, and excessive exercise

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bulimia nervosa

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involves distress-inducing eating binges

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binge-eating disorder

48
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etiology of eating disorders

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personality
genetics
culture
rigid thinking

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