chapter 15

Question 1

Etiology

Answer 1

cause or causes of a psychological disorder

Question 2

dissociative identity disorder

Answer 2

where a person exhibits two or more distinct well defined personalities or identities and experience memory gaps

Question 3

schizophrenia

Answer 3

sever disorder characterized by major disturbances in thought, perception, emotion, and behavior with symptoms that include hallucinations delusions, disorganized thinking and behavior

Question 4

social anxiety disorder

Answer 4

characterized by extreme and persistent fear or anxiety and avoidance of social situations in which on could potentially be evaluated negatively by others

Question 5

mania

Answer 5

state of extreme elation and agitation

Question 6

depressive disorder

Answer 6

one of a group mood disorders in which depression is the defining geature

Question 7

flight of ideas

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symptoms of mania that involves an abruptly switching in conversation from one topic to another

Question 8

OCD

Answer 8

characterized by the tendency to experience intrusive and unwanted thoughts and urges and need to engage in repetitive behaviors or mental acts

Question 9

borderline personality disorder

Answer 9

is a mental health disorder that impacts the way you think and feel about yourself and others, causing problems functioning in everyday life. It includes a pattern of unstable intense relationships, distorted self-image, extreme emotions and impulsivenes

Question 10

autism spectrum disorder

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childhood disorder characterized by inattentiveness and hyperactive impulsive disorder

Question 11

biological perpective

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such as genetic factors, chemical imbalances, and brain abnormalities

Question 12

psychological perpectives

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emphasizing the importance of learning stress, faulty, and self defeating thinking patters and environmental factors

Question 13

generalized anxiety disorder

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a relatively continuous state of excessive, uncontrollable and pointless worry and apprehension

Question 14

ptsd

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experiencing extremely traumatic events leading to a constellation of symptoms that include intrusive and distressing memories of the event

Question 15

risks for suicide

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substance abuse, alcohol dependency people who have tried it before

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types of delusions

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paranoid (believing people are out to get you) grandiose (thinking one holds special powers) somatic (thinking something is wrong with body)

Question 17

symptoms

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noticeable decrease and absense in certain behavior. aviolition (lack of motivation) alogrin (reduced speech output) anhedonin (inability to experience pleasure)

Question 18

paranoid

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suspiciousness and mistrust of others

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narcassism

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overinflated and unjustified of self importance

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histrionic

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overdramatic emotional or theatrical want for attention

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schizotypal

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exhibits eccentricities in thoughts, behavior, speech is idiosyncratic

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dependent

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allows others to take over and run their life

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antiasocial

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shows no regard at all for peoples rights or feelings

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personality disorder

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exhibiting a personality style that differs markedly from the expectations from their culture

Question 25

psychotic

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lacks interest and desire to form relationships

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t szasz

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argued that the notion of mental illness was invented by society to stigmatize and subjugate people whos behavior violates accepted social and legal norms