chapter 15 psychological disorders

Question 1

what are neurodevelopmental disorders

Answer 1

usually diagnosed in childhood - basically the brain is not functioning properly

• adhd
• autism spectrum disorder

Question 2

what is adhd and what type of disorder is it

Answer 2

neurodevelopmental disorder, 5-10 percent

• caused by low level of activity in brain
• inattention
• hyperactivity, seek external stim. to raise brain activity
• impulsivity
• stimulant medication for treatment

Question 3

what is autism spectrum disorder and what type of disorder is it

Answer 3

neurodevelopmental disorder, 1 percent

• caused by abnormal brain development
• impaired social interaction, impaired communication
• repetitive behaviors
• start with smaller brain/head and brain develops much faster and becomes larger than average

Question 4

what is the types of psychotic disorder we studied

Answer 4

schizophrenia, 1 percent

• largely genetic cause
• positive symptoms are addition to normal behavior, such as hallucinations and delusions
• negative symptoms, absence of normal behavior, such as flat emotion and catatonia
• cognitive symptoms, hard to learn and word salad

Question 5

what are the mood disorders

Answer 5

• major depressive disorder and persistent depressive disorder
• bipolar and related disorders

Question 6

what is major depressive disorder and persistent depressive disorder and what type of disorder is it

Answer 6

both are mood disorders

• separated by severity, mdd more severe than pdd
• pdd, must have symptoms for at least 2 yrs
• mdd, so severe you don’t need symptoms for specific timeframe
• sadness, lack of sleep, sleep alot, weight gain/loss, loss of interest
• mdd most common worldwide of all disorders

Question 7

what are bipolar and related disorders

Answer 7

manic and depression phases

• hypomania not as severe as mania
• bipolar 1, cycle between depression and mania
• bipolar 2, cycle between depression and hypomania

Question 8

what are the types of anxiety disorders

Answer 8

generalized anxiety disorder
-pervasive, excessive and unrealistic worry
panic disorder
-frequent panic attacks
social anxiety disorder
-extreme self consciousness, fear of humiliation
agoraphobia
-fear of being unable to escape from public spaces
specific phobias
-intense fear of specific things

Question 9

what are obsessive compulsive and related disorders

Answer 9

thoughts and rituals

• obsesssive, uncontrollable thoughts about something
• rituals, behavior you have to do
• obssesive-compulsive, is obsessed, thoughts, with something and compulsed, ritual, to do that something
• anxiety builds as person obsesses with something until they’re compelled to do something. anxiety goes down but starts to build again so it’s cyclical

Question 10

what are the trauma and stress related disorders

Answer 10

ptsd and acute stress disorder

Question 11

what is ptsd and what kind of disorder is it

Answer 11

trauma and stress related disorder

• cognitive, emotional, and physiological symptoms
• triggered by traumatic event
• person relives events in dreams or while awake
• can be triggered by environment

Question 12

what is acute stress disorder and what kind of disorder is it

Answer 12

symptoms occur immediately, whereas ptsd is diagnosed at least 30 days later
can have ptsd or asd or both

Question 13

what is the dissociative disorder studied in class

Answer 13

dissociative identity disorder

• multiple personalities
• triggered by traumatic event, usually extreme physical/sexual child abuse