Chapter 15: Psychological Disorders Flashcards
Patterns of thoughts, feelings, or actions that are deviant, distressful, & dysfunctional are_____?
Psychological disorders
Disorder is a state of mental/behavioral ill health. True or False?
True
A collection of symptoms that tend to go together, not just a single symptom.
Pattern
Distress & dysfunction do NOT interfere w/ one’s daily life. True or False?
False. Distress & dysfunction severely interfere w/one’s daily life.
What is the word used to describe behavior differing from the norm?
Deviant
What are the 4 indicators of abnormality?
1) Distress, 2) maladaptiveness, 3) irrationality, 4) unconventional/undesirable behavior.
When an individual shows unusual of prolonged levels of anxiety this is an indicator of what type of abnormality?
Distress
What is the abnormal indicator that a person acts in ways that make others fearful?
Maladaptiveness
When a person acts & talks in ways incomprehensible to others this is known as____?
Irrationality
When an individual acts statistically are & violates social norms they are____?
Unconventional or poses undesirable behavior
What are the 3 symptoms pf severe mental health?
1) Hallucinations, 2) delusions, 3) affect (emotion)
What is a false sensory experience?
Hallucination
What is an extreme false belief?
Delusion
Affect (emotion) is characteristically depressed, anxious, manic, or no emotional response. True or false?
True
Describe what an asylum is.
Asylums are mental hospitals. It is a supportive atmosphere that many patients improve in.
What does DSM-5 stand for?
It stands for, Diagnostic & Statistical manual of Mental disorders.
What are the 5 axes?
Axis #1 clinical disorders
Axis #2 personality disorders
Axis #3 general medical condition
Axis #4 environment/ psychological problems
Axis #5 an individuals ability to function in life
What are the 2 most common Mood Disorders?
Major Depression & Bipolar Disorder
Abnormal disturbances in emotion or mood is a ____ disorder.
Mood
What does GAF stand for?
Global Assessment Functioning
A person with a GAF of 20 is at what level of functioning?
They are as high risk of hurting themselves and are unable to maintain proper personal hygiene.
How would a person of a GAF level of 90 function?
They have minimal symptoms and are functioning well.
Mental abnormality involving mood swings from mania to depression is known as ____?
Bipolar Disorder
What is the single most prevalent disability?
Depression
What is the most common cause of major depression?
Biology/genetics
GAD stands for ____.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
A disturbance of sudden and severe anxiety attacks that have no obvious connections with events in the person’s life.
Panic Disorder
What disorder is often accompanied with Panic Disorder?
Agoraphobia
Phobic Disorders are ____.
Phobias that persist and are irrational fears associated with a specific object, activity, or situation.
OCD stands for____.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
PTSD stands for ____.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
What disorder involves distortions in thoughts, perceptions, &/or emotions?
Schizophrenia
When emotions become blunted, thoughts become bizarre, and language is in cohesive this could be a sign of ____.
Schizophrenia
Positive & Negative Symptoms pf Schizophrenia.
Positive: Presence of Problematic behaviors.
Negative: Absence of healthy behaviors.
What are common eating disorders?
Anorexia, Bulimia Nervosa, & Binge-Eating Disorder.
What are the 3 most common personality disorders?
Narcissistic, Antisocial, Borderline
Grandiose sense of self importance & preoccupation with fantasies of success describes what type of personality disorder?
Narcissistic
Long-standing lack of regard or care for others.
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Ongoing pattern of varying moods, self-image, & behavior.
Borderline
Pretending to care, cold hearted behavior, lack of regard, & failing to form genuine emotional attachments are signs of a _____.
Psychopath
Do not care about others feelings, prone to anger and rage fits, unstable, & cannot maintain a regular work or family life are signs of a _____.
Sociopath
