Chapter 7 - Psychological Disorders Flashcards
Biomedical Approach to Psych Disorders
Narrow focus mostly on symptom reduction
Biophysical Approach to Psych Disorders
Broad focus on holistic health to treat psych disorders
Direct Therapy
Therapy focused on the individual
Indirect Therapy
Therapy focused on the surroundings of the individual (friends, family)
Psychotic Disorder (symptoms/types)
Symptoms: Delusions, hallucinations, disorder thoughts/behaviors, catatonia, and negative symptoms
Examples: Schizophrenia, schizotypal personality disorder, delusion disorder, brief psychotic episode.
Positive Psychotic Symptoms
Addition to normal behaviors
- Delusions
- Hallucinations
- Disorganized thoughts/behaviors
Negative Psychotic Symptoms
Decrease in normal behaviors affect and avolition
- Blunting (decreased emotion)
- Emotional flattening (no emotion)
- Inappropriate effect
Phases of Schizophrenia
Prodromal
Active
Residual Recovery
Depressive Disorders (symptoms/types)
Symptoms: Sadness + SIG E CAPS (Sadness, Sleep, Interest , Guilt, Engagement, Concentration, Appetite, Psychomotor symptoms, Suicidal thought)
Types: MDD, PDD,
MDD vs PDD Diagnosis criteria
MDD: 2+ weeks 5-9 symptoms
PDD: 2+ years 5-9 symptoms
Bipolar Disorders (symptoms/types)
Symptoms: Manic DIG FAST (Distractibility, irresponsibility, Grandiosity, Flight of thoughts, Activity/Agitation, Sleep, Talkative)
Types: BPI, BPII, Cyclothymic Disorder
Bipolar I vs Bipolar II
I: Manic episodes with or without catatonic episodes.
II: Catatonic episodes without manic episodes.
Cyclothymic Disorder
Brief Schizophrenia symptoms (less than 4 days, less than 5 symptoms)
Anxiety Disorders (symptoms/types)
Symptoms: Irrational and excessive fear
Types: Phobias, separation anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder, agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (symptoms, types)
Symptoms: response to stimuli/situations with specific actions
Types: OCD, body dysmorphia, hoarding, trichotillomania, excoriation