Chapter 22 Flashcards
psychiatry
branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness
pyschotherapy
treats mental disorder
psychopharmacology
drug therapy
child psychiatrists
treatment of children
forensic pyschiatrists
specialize in legal aspects of psychiatry like determination of mental competence in criminal cases
psychoanalysis
patient freely relates her/his thoughts and associations to the analyst, who doesn’t interfere with the process
pyschologist
non medical professional who is trained in methods of psychological testing, pyschotherapy, and research
clinical pyschology
patient oriented
experimental research
social psychology
focusing on social interaction and the ways the actions of other influence behavior of an individual
Rorschach technique
inkblot test
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
pictured are used as stimuli for making up stories
draw a person test
patient is asked to copy a body
Bender-Gestalt test
patient is asked to draw certain shapes
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
true/false questions reveal aspects of personality (sense of duty, ability to relate, and dominance)
id
unconscious instincts and psychic energy present at birth
ego
central coordinating branch of the personality
superego
internalized conscience and moral part of the personality
defense mechanisms
techniques used to ward off the anxiety produced by these conflicts
psychosis
abnormal conditions that affect the mind especially loss of contact with reality
psychotic disorder
significant impairment of reality testing
delusions
false beliefs
hallucinations
false sensory perceptions
anxiety
the experience of unpleasant tension, distress, troubled feelings, and avoidance behavior
panic attack
abrupt surge of intense fear or discomfort that reaches peak within minutes
panic disorder
recurrent, unexpected panic attacks and persistent concern about having another panic attack between episodes
phobic disorders
irrational or debilitating fears associated with a specific object or situation
agoraphobia
fear of being in open, crowded, public places from which escape would be difficult or where help might not be available or going out alone in unsafe places
social phobia (social anxiety disorder)
fear of situations in which the affected person is open to scrutiny which could result in possible embarrassment or humiliation
claustrophobia
fear of closed place
acrophobia
fear of heights
zoophobia
fear of animals
obssessive compulsive disorder ( OCD)
involves recurrent thoughts and repetitive acts that dominate the patient’s life
post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
development of symptoms following exposure to a traumatic event
generalized anxiety disorder
chronic anxiety and exaggerated worry and tension even then there is little to nothing to provoke such feelings
bipolar disorder
one or more manic episodes alternating with depressive episodes
hypomania
mania with less intensity
bipolar disorder I
one or more manic episodes often alternating with major manic episodes
bipolar disorder II
recurrent major depressive episodes alternating with hypomanic epidsodes
cyclothymic disorder
mild form of bipolar disorder by at least 2 years of numerous periods with hypomanic symptoms
- does not meet criteria for mania and depressive
depressive disorder
marked by occurrence of one or more depressive episodes without history of mania or hypomania
major depressive disorder
involves episodes of severe dysphoria
dysphoria
sadness, hopelessness, worry, discouragement
persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia)
depressed mood that persist over 2 year period
- not as severe as major depression
seasonal affective disorder
a regular appearance of depression may occur between the beginning of October and end of November
dissociative disorder
escape reality through amnesia, fugue, and alternate identities
identity disorder
2 or more distinct personality states
dissociative amnesia
inability to recall autobiographical info
depersonalization/derealization disorder
experience’s of unreality, detachment, or being an outside observer with respect to one’s thoughts and surroundings
annorexia
refusal to maintain a minimal normal body weight
bulimia
binge eating followed by purging