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Chapter 15 Psychological Disorders Flashcards

1
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Rare or unusual behaviors that deviate from the average within a population.

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Statistical deviance

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Behavior violates cultural norms.

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Cultural deviance

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3
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High levels of “negative” emotions.

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Emotional distress

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4
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Inability to perform normal functions.

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Dysfunction

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5
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High intelligence.

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Statistical

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6
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Spirit possession as part of religious rituals.

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Cultural

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7
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Legal term

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Insanity

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8
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

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What is the DSM?

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They can make it difficult to recognize normal behavior when it occurs.

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Diagnostic labeling effects

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10
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Marked by excessive apprehension, worry, or fear.

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Anxiety disorders

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Prolonged, disabling disruptions in emotional state.

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Mood disorders (Depressive & Bipolar)

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12
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Complex disorder marked by disruptions in cognition, emotion & behavior.

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Schizophrenia

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Characterized by separation, or dissociation, of conscious awareness from previous thoughts or memories.

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Dissociative disorders

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A discrete period of intense fear or discomfort, peaking within 10 minutes.

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Panic Attack

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Frequent & unexpected panic attacks.

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Panic disorder

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16
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Often comorbid with panic disorder.

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Agoraphobia

17
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Long-lasting preoccupation with idea that one has a serious disease, based on misinterpretation of normal body reactions.

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Hypochondriasis

18
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Long-lasting preoccupation with body symptoms that have no physical cause.

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Somatization disorder

19
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Real physical problems that seem to have no physical cause.

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Conversion disorder

20
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Inability to remember important personal information.

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Dissociative amnesia

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Individual alternates between what appear to be two or more distinct identities or personalities.

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Dissociative Identity Disorder

22
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Severe depression & severe mania.

23
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Severe depression & hypomania.

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Bipolar II

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Milder depression & hypomania.

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Cyclothymia

25
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One possible consequence of mood disorders, including bipolar disorder.

26
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presence of well-organized delusions of persecution or grandeur.

27
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highly disturbed movements or actions.

28
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extremely disorganized behavior.

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  1. Disorganized (hebephrenic)
29
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person presents a combination of positive & negative symptoms that does not fit the other categories.

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Undifferentiated

30
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Chronic, enduring patterns of behavior leading to significant impairment in social functioning.

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Personality Disorders

31
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It’s my fault

32
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I always do it

33
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I ruin everything

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