Chapter 16 Flashcards
Deviant, distressful, dysfunctional, dangerous
4 D’s
Psychological theory that explains behavior as both a result of biological and genetic factors and life experiences
Diathesis Stress Model
Deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional behavior patterns
Psychological Disorder
Psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age of 7 of one or more of 3 key symptoms; extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity
ADHD
Concept that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in most cases, cured.
Medical Model
Widely used system for classifying psychological disorders
DSM-IV
When labels can stigmatize a person by biasing other’s interpretations and perceptions of behaviors and reaction to labeled person
Labeling Effects
Psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety and maladaptive behaviors reduce anxiety
Anxiety Disorders
A person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Marked by unpredictable minutes long episodes of intense dread in which a person experience terror and chest pain, choking
Panic Disorder
Anxiety disorder marked by persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or stimulation
Phobic Disorder
Fear or avoidance of situations in which escape might be difficult or help unavailable when panic strikes
Agoraphobia
Fear of specific object
Specific Phobia
Intense fear of being scrutinized by others
Social Phobia
Characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts and/or actions
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy, anxiety, and/or insomnia that lingers for 4 weeks or more after traumatic experience
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings
Dissociative Disorders
Rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits 2 or more distinct and alternating personalities
Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)
Characterized by emotional extremes
Mood Disorders
Mood disorder in which a person experiences 2 or more weeks of significantly depressed moods, worthlessness
Major Depressive Disorder
Down in the dumps mood that fills most of day, everyday, 2 years or more
Dysthymic Disorder
Mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, widely optimistic state
Mania
Person alternates between hopelessness and lethargy of depression and overexcited state of mania
Bipolar Disorder
Group of severe disorders characterized by dis organized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions and inappropriate emotions and actions
Schizophrenia
False beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders
Delusions
Sensory experiences without sensory stimulation
Hallucinations
Preoccupation of delusions of hallucinations, often with themes of persecution or grandiosity
Paranoid
Disorganized speech or behavior, flat or inappropriate emotion
Disorganized
Immobility, extreme negativism, parrot like repeating of another’s speech or movements
Catatonic
Characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning
Personality Disorders
Person exhibits a lack of conscience for wrong doing, even towards friends and family members. Aggressive and ruthless or clever con artist
Antisocial Personality Disorder
