Chapter 15 - Abnormal Psych - Exam 4 Flashcards
What are the 5 types of abnormal psych issues
Cultural relativism(standards/rules) Unusualness Discomfort - Emotional Distress Mental Illness - Diagnostic Label Maladaptive - Harmful
Is Insanity a mental health term
no!
What is necessary to be legally insane?
cant Tell right vs wrong
no control over behavior
What % of people will experience some form of mental illness at some point during their lives?
25% - US has highest rate in survey of 14 countries but we also have a higher % of mental health practitioners
What was the supernatural model?
Middle Ages - Posession - mental illness was the result of evil deeds and sins - god’s punishment
What was the biological model
16th to 18th century - mental illness result of internal malfunctions in the body. Caused by disease, balancing +- forces and problems with basic humors of the body
What was the psychological model
18th century - mental illness is a maladaptive behavior learned from social and cultural influences
What do the various people think the psychiological model is caused from
FREUD - unconscious
WATSON - Behaviorism (environment)
ELLIS - Cognitive (thoughts)
ROGERS - Humanistic, free will - doesn;t believe in DSM
What are the 5 Axis’s of the DSM
I - Symptoms II - Personality factors / Developmental III - Medical History IV - Recent Stressors V - Highest level of functioning (number from 0-99) global assessment.
What was Rosenhan’s Experiment
Normal people admitted with schizophrenia - words were empty hollow and thud.
What are 3 problems with the DSM
Improper diagnosis
Labeling
Self Fulfilling prophecy
What 3 disorders are in cluster A
Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal
What 4 disorders are in cluster B
Antisocial personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Histrionic
Narcissistic
What 3 disorders are in cluster C
Avoidant
Dependent
Obsessive Compulsive PERSONALITY DISORDER (NOT OCD)
What is Schizoid?
Loner - doesn’t care about others, indifferent
What is schizotypal?
symptoms that resemble schizophrenia - odd personality - Kramer from seinfeld
What is Antisocial personality disorder
sociopath, psychopath, serial killers, over age 18 - more males. No remorse or conscience
What is borderline personality disorder
Pattern of instability - more females - recurrent suicide attempts gestures, ideation
What is histrionic
drama queen
What is Obsessive Compulsive PD
pattern of perfection and inflexibility. NOT OCD
What are the different types of anxiety disorders
OCD - pervasive thoughts and compulsions
PTSD - flashbacks
GAD (Generalized anxiety disorder) - consistent, worry wort
how many weeks of symptoms are required to diagnose major depression
2 weeks
What is SAD
Seasonal Affective disorder - lack of blue light waves causes depression in some individuals
What is a somatoform disorder
Physical symptoms caused by psychological problems - conversion disorder (problem converted to body) and Hypochondriacs
What is a dissociative disorder?
Splitting off - NOT SCHIZOPHRENIA
Loss of part of identity / memory
What is amnesia
Loss of memory following PSYCHOLOGICAL trauma - Fugue = new identity
What is DID (dissociative identity disorder)
multiple personalities - possibly after child abuse and incest - maintains contact with reality
What are psychotic disorders
Extreme and incurable mental dysfunction
What is schizophrenia
loss of contact with reality. Extreme disturbance in perception thoughts and mood
What are the symptoms of schizophrenia
Delusions Hallucinations Word Salads Echolalia (repeating back) Emotional abnormality Withdrawal (asocial)
What are the 3 types of schizophrenia
Disorganized - thinking and emotional mildest
Catatonic - most severe
Paranoid - most dangerous
What is NOS
Not otherwise specified - can apply to any disorder
