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externalizing disorders

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very obvious and bothersome to others, defined as problems turned outward, conduct problems, problems of under control (unable to control impulses)

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externalizing disorders are also referred to as

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behavior disorders, conduct problems, or aggression

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internalizing disorders

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cannot be seem as easily, defined as problems turned inwards, problems of overcontrol

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internalizing disorders also referred to as

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emotional problems, personality problems, inhibition

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internalizing problems and age

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as age increases, the number of internalizing problems/symptoms increase

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relationship between females and # of internalizing problems

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-as age increases, F show more problems than males
-# of problems seems to increase by early adolescence (while males do not increase as much)

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of internalizing problems (initial) q

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no one is at 0 problems, giving the conclusion that having internalizing problems to a certain degree is normal

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externalizing problem # and males

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-M have higher # of externalizing problems at a younger age but then it decreases over time
-M have higher starting level of externalizing problems

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parents/teachers rate ___ problems are more serious while kids identify ___ problems more often

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externalizing disorders; internalizing

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are internal or external disorders easier to treat

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internalizing

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early psychopathological research

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involved externalizing disorders (recognized in 1970s) and were given more attention than internalizing disorders

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what improved the recognition and treatment of internalizing disorders

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invention of cognitive psychology and cognitive behavioral therapy (1980s)

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DSM internalizing disorders

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anxiety ( incl. OCD), depression (incl. bipolar), somatic (incl. eating disorders) and schizophrenia

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DSM externalizing disorders

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conduct disorder, ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, antisocial personality disorder

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comorbidity

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presence of 1 or more psychological disorder

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individuals with externalizing disorders have poorer

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cognitive, academic and social functioning (poorer prognosis) than those with internalizing disorders

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psychopathology

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study of the nature, development and treatment of psychological disorders

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prevalence of meeting criteria for 1 mental illness over the last year

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25-30%

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prevalence of meeting criteria for 1 mental illness over lifetime

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50%

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what % of people will have no disorders over lifetime

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52%

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what % of people will have one disorder over lifetime

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21%

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what % of people will have two disorders over lifetime

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13%

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what % of people will have 3 disorders over lifetime

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14%

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12 month prevalence of anxiety disorders

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18%

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12 month prevalence of mood disorders

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9.5%

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12 month prevalence of ICD disorders

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8.9%

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12 month prevalence of substance disorders

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3.8

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12 month prevalence of any disorders

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26.2%

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first force

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psychoanalysis
-founded in Europe around 1890
-Freud and Jung

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psychoanalysis (1st force)

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-Germany and Austria
-Freud believed that we are all aggressive, sexual beings that are controlled by unconscious, those more educated are not above anyone else because we are all animals

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second force

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radical behaviorism
-founded in US around 1920
-Skinner and Watson

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radical behaviorism (2nd force)

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-what you see is what you get
-your personality develops by interactions with the environment (stimulus responses)
-all observable

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third force

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humanism
-founded in Europe and US around 1940
-Rogers and Maslow

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humanism (3rd force)

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-generally positive, believed that leaving people to their own devices that they would get happy overtime
-positive regards will help you get better

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neo-freudians

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-Horney, Fromm, Erickson
-social factors (birth order, attachment to caregiver) also played role in who we are that freud did not look at

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trait theorists

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-Cattell, Eysenck
-there are a finite number of personality traits (such as neurotic, openness)
-if you knew someones personality traits you could predict how they would act in the future
-used factor analysis and were generally very quantitative

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Social learning theory (SLT)

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believed that we learn by observing others or examples, look at inner workings of the mind

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cognitive behavioral theory

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-Michenbaum and Beck
-figure out what cognitive distortion is at play to cause the disorder and then internalize it by looking at inner workings of mind

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intermediate forces in personality psychology

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neo-freudians
trait theorists
social learning theory/CBT

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disthesis stress model function

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suggests that a biological vulnerability in combination with psychosocial or environmental stress creates the necessary conditions for illness to occur

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diathesis

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biological vulnerability

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4 reasons why we need to classify psychological disorders

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  1. common nomenclature
  2. facilitates clinical interview and thinking
  3. facilitates research into etiology and treatment
  4. creation of public policy
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categorical systems

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place people into two groups, those who have the disorder and those who do not (DSM)

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dimensional systems

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describe different levels of the disorder, usually based on severity such as a continuum of mild, moderate, severe (CBCL)

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4 criteria for evaluating categorical systems

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  1. categories should be defined by several features of behaviors that are: measurable, clearly defined, regularly occurring together
  2. categories should be reliable: between raters in a single setting, between raters in different settings, within a developmental phase
  3. categories should have good validity
  4. the system should be economical (not have more categories than needed but also not too few)
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DSM-1

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-1950
-glossary of descriptions of 106 diagnostic categories

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DSM-II

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-1968
-168 diagnostic categories

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1974 revison to DSM-II

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removed homosexuality as a disorder

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DSM-III

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-1980
-explicit diagnostic criteria (symptoms, timelines, etc)
-multiaxial system
-265 diagnostic categories

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DSM-III-R

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-1987
-292 diagnostic categories

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DSM-IV

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-1994
-3 stage revision (literature reviews, data re-analyses, field trials)
-developed committees based on disorders (made up of psychologists and psychiatrists

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DSM-IV-TR

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-2000
-criteria of DSM-IV the same
-revisions of descriptions of disorders based on new research
-over 300 diagnostic categories

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DSM-5 came out in

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2013

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unspecified diagnosis

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used when a person clearly displays abnormal behavior, but does not meet enough criteria for a specific type of diagnosis (try to avoid)

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Child Behavioral Checklist (CBCL)

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-developed by Achenbach
-150 items that fall into 2 borad domains (competence scales and clinical scales)
-completed by parents, teachers, older children

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8 dimensions of behaviors of CBCL

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-withdrawn
-somatic complaints
-anxious/depressed
-social problems
-thought problems
-attention problems
-rule breaking/delinquent behavior
-aggressive behavior

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axis I

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clinical disorders and other conditions that may be the focus of clinical attention:
-mood disorders
-anxiety disorders
-psychotic disorders
-substance use disorders
-cognitive disorders
-pervasive developmental disorders
-eating disorders

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axis II

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-mental retardation/intellectual disability
-adult personality disorders (cluster A, B, C)

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Cluster A (axis II)

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asocial, odd, eccentric

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Cluster B (axis II)

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flamboyant, emotional erratic

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Cluster C (axis II)

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anxious, fearful

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axis III

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general medical conditions (relevant to understanding/management of axis I or II disorders):
-infectious and parasitic diseases
-cancer
-endocrine, metabolic diseases
-nervous system diseases
-complications of pregnancy/childbirth
-injury, poisoning

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axis IV

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psychosocial and environmental problems/stressors:
-problems with primary support group
-problems related to social environment
-educational/occupational problems
-housing problems
-economic/financial problems
-legal problems

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axis V

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global assessment of functioning (GAF) scale: objective, numerical measurement of overall psychological, social and occupational functioning
–91-100: superior functioning, no symptoms
–61-70: mild symptoms or mild difficulty in functioning, has meaningful relationships
–51-60: moderate symptoms or moderate difficulty in functioning
–41-50: serious symptoms or serious difficulty in functioning
–21-30: delusions or hallucinations
–1-10: danger of severely hurting self of others

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