Chapter 2

Question 1

What is Abnormal Behavior?

Answer 1

Mental illness presents as a set of behaviors and beliefs that are outside of the norm.

Question 2

What are the criteria’s for abnormal behavior?

Answer 2

1. Statistical infrequency.
   2.Personal distress.
2. Outside of societal norms.
   4.Degree of impairment.
3. Unexpectedness.

Question 3

What are the impacts of mental illness?

Answer 3

1. Greatest cause of disability.
2. Diminished quality of life.
3. Reduced productivity.
   4.High levels of morbidity and mortality. (Suicide)

Question 4

World history on mental health:

Answer 4

1. Poorly understood.
2. Exorcism.
3. Somatogenesis.
4. Witch craft.
5. Asylums.
6. De-institutilzation.

Question 5

What are the Types of Disorders?

Answer 5

1. Anxiety.
2. Mood.
3. Psychosis.

Question 6

What is the cycle of anxiety?

Answer 6

1. Anxiety.
2. Increased scanning for danger.
3. Escape of avoidance.
4. Short term relief.
5. Long term: loss of confidence and increase of anxiety.

Question 7

What are the Types of Anxiety disorders?

Answer 7

1. Phobia.
2. Generalized anxiety disorder.
3. Post traumatic stress disorder.
4. Acute stress disorder.
5. Obsessive compulsive disorder.
6. Panic disorder.

Question 8

What are the causes of anxiety disorders?

Answer 8

1. Copying others.
2. Genetic.
3. Classical conditioning.

Question 9

What are the types of Mood disorders?

Answer 9

1. Bipolar disorder.
2. Depression.

Question 10

What are the causes of mood disorders?

Answer 10

1. Learned helplessness.
2. Becks theory of depression: negative thoughts.
3. Genetic.
4. Neurotransmitters:
   -Low levels of serotonin(depression)
   -Low levels of norepinephrine(bipolar)
5. Neuroendocrine: depression is linked with hormonal abnormalities.

Question 11

What are the treatment issues in Mood disorders?

Answer 11

1. Depression: suicide.
2. Bipolar: medicine compliance.

Question 12

What is Psychosis?

Answer 12

Group of conditions that affect the mind, where there has been some loss of contact with reality.

Question 13

What is Schizophrenia?

Answer 13

A type of psychosis disorder that has symptoms like delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and bizarre behavior.

Question 14

What are the negative effects of Schizophrenia?

Answer 14

1. Lack of social interaction.
2. Loss in motivation.
3. Loss in pleasure.
4. Inappropriate mood.

Question 15

What are the causes of schizophrenia?

Answer 15

1. Genetic.
2. Dopamine disregulation.
3. Cortical atrophy: enlargement of brain ventricles.
4. Biological triggers (personality, external stressors, socio-economic status, social and family support)

Question 16

What are treatment considerations for psychosis?

Answer 16

1. If patient is experiencing a perceptual thought or thought disturbance, it is important to give them time to answer questions and make them brief.
2. Warn patient and approach them slowly when coming close to examine so they don’t see you as immediate danger.