Chapter 14 Flashcards

1
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Psychopathology

A

The study of abnormal

behavior

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2
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– Subjective discomfort

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Emotional distress or

discomfort.

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3
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– Maladaptive thinking or behavior:

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Anything
that does not allow a person to function within or
adapt to the stresses and everyday demands of
life.

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4
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What is the perspective held by the psychodynamic model of abnormal behavior?

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: Abnormal behavior
stems from repressed conflicts and urges that
are fighting to become conscious.

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5
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What is the perspective held by the behaviorist model of abnormal behavior?

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Abnormal behavior is learned

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6
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cultural relativity

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the need to consider the
unique characteristics of the culture in which
behavior

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7
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth

Edition, (DSM-5):

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manual of psychological

disorders and their symptoms

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8
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• Anxiety disorders

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The main symptom is
excessive or unrealistic worry and
fearfulness.

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9
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• Phobia:

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An irrational, persistent fear of an

object, situation, or social activity

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10
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Panic disorder

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Panic attacks occur
frequently enough to cause the person
difficulty in adjusting to daily life.

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder:

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intruding, recurring thoughts or obsessions
create anxiety that is relieved by performing
a repetitive, ritualistic behavior (compulsion)

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12
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– major depressive disorder:

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severely depressed
mood that comes on suddenly and seems to
have no external cause

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13
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– Bipolar disorder

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Periods of mood that
may range from normal to manic, with or
without episodes of depression (bipolar I
disorder), or spans of normal mood
interspersed with episodes of major
depression and episodes of hypomania
(bipolar II disorder).
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14
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• Schizophrenia

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Severe disorder in which
the person suffers from disordered thinking,
bizarre behavior, and hallucinations, and is
unable to distinguish between fantasy and
reality.

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15
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• Personality disorder

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A disorder in which a
person adopts a persistent, rigid, and
maladaptive pattern of behavior that
interferes with normal social interactions.

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16
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Social Anxiety Disorder

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fear of interacting with others or being in social situations that might lead to a negative evaluation

17
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Magnification

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the tendency to interpret situations aas far more dangerous, harmful, or important than they actually are

18
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Dissociative Disorders

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disorders in which there is a break in conscious awarness, memory, the sense of identity, or some combination

19
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Dissociative Fugue

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occurs when a person suddenly travels away from home and afterwards cannot rememebr the trip or even personal info such as identit

20
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Delusions of grandeur

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people are convinces that they are powwerful people who can save the world or have a special mission