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takes into account only physical and medical causes of a psychological disorder
biomedical approach
considers relative contributions of bio, psychological, and social components to an individual’s disorder. Tx’s also fall into these three areas
biopsychosocial approach
used to diagnose psychological disorders. current version is DSM-5, May 2013. categorizes mental disorders based on sx patterns.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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are psychological disorders such as anxiety, depressive, and substance use common?
prototypical disorder with psychosis as feature. + and - sxs.
schizophrenia
add something to behavior, cognition, or affect. include delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and disorganized behavior.
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loss of something from behavior, cognition, or affect. include disturbance of affect and avolition (apathy)
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include major depressive disorder and SAD
depressive disorders
contains at least one major depressive episode
major depressive disorder
dystheymia (persistent depression) for at least 2 years that does not meet criteria for major depressive disorder
persistent depressive disorder
colloquial name for major depressive disorder with seasonal onset. depression occurs during winter months.
seasonal affective disorder
manic or hypomanic episodes
bipolar and related disorders
at least one manic episode
bipolar I disorder
at least one hypomanic (less severe mania) episode and at least one major depressive episode
bipolar II disorder
contains hypomanic episodes wtih dysthymia
cyclothymic disorder
include generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobias, social anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, and panic disorder
anxiety disorders
disproportionate and persistent worry about many different things for at least 6 months
generalized anxiety disorder
irrational fears of specific objects or situations
specific phobias
anxiety due to social or performance situations
social anxiety disorder
fear of places or situations where it is hard for an individual to escape
agoraphobia
recurrent panic attacks: intense, overwhelming fear and sympathetic nervous system activity with no clear stimulus. may lead to agoraphobia.
panic disorder
characterized by obsessions (persistent, intrusive thoughts and impulses) and compulsions (repetitive tasks that relieve tension but cause sig impairment in life)
obsessive-compulsive disorder
unrealistic neg eval of one’s appearance or spec body part. individual often takes extreme measures to correct perceived imperfection
body dysmorphic disorder
intrusion sxs: reliving even, flashbacks, nightmares. avoidance sxs: avoidance of people, places, objects assoc with trauma. - cog sxs: amnesia, negative mood and emotions. arousal sxs: increased startle response, irritability, anxiety.
posttraumatic stress disorder
dissocaite amnesia, dissociate identiy disorder, depersonalization/derealization disorder
dissociative disorders
inability to recall past experience without an underlying neurological disorder. severe forms may involve dissociative fugue: sudden change in location that may involve assumption of new identity.
dissociative amnesia
occurrence of two or more personalities that take control of a person’s behavior
dissociative identity disorder
feelings of detachment from the mind and body, or from the environment
depersonalization/derealization disorder