Chapter 16 Flashcards
Has extreme inattention and hyperactivity and impulsivity (appearance around age 7)
ADHD
A behavior must be deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional
Psychological Disorder
All psychological illnesses can be diagnosed, treated, and cured with medicine and psychiatry
Medical Model
Short for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - it provides a widely used classification system for disorders
DSM-IV
Involve distressing, persistent, anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety
Anxiety Disorders
Person is continually tense, apprehensive for no apparent reason
Generalized anxiety disorder
An episode of intense dread and dizziness/choking/chest pain. An escalation of the anxiety
Panic disorder
An anxiety disorder in which a person has a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation
Phobia
And anxiety disorder in which the person experiences uncontrollable and repetitive thoughts
OCD
Anxiety characterized by haunting memories, social withdrawals, nightmares following a traumatic experience #AmericanSniper
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Involve a separation of conscious awareness from ones previous memories, thoughts, and feelings
Dissociative disorders
A dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities
Dissociative identity disorder
A mood disorder that occurs when a person exhibits the lethargy and other depression characteristics for 2 or more weeks for no discernible reason. Also known as the “common cold”
Major depressive disorder
Wildly optimistic, euphoric, hyperactive state that alternates with depression. In bipolar disorder
Mania
Mood disorder where people swings between depression and euphoria/manic states
Bipolar disorder
Group of severe disorders where symptoms include disorganized, delusional thinkin, inappropriate emotions or actions, and disturbed perceptions
Schizophrenia
False beliefs that are symptoms of psychotic disorders
Personality disorders
A disorder where the person is aggressive, ruthless, and shows no sign of conscience that would inhibit wrongdoing
Antisocial personality disorder
They are characterized by the inflexible and enduring maladaptive characteristic traits that impair social functioning
Personality Disorders
Characterized by emotional extremes
Mood disorders
Deviant, distrustful, dysfunctional, dangerous
4 D’s
When labels can stigmatize a person by biasing a persons interpretation of that labeled person
Labeling Effect
