disorders

Question 1

what constitutes a psych disorder?

Answer 1

deviant, distressing, dysfunctional

Question 2

deviant

Answer 2

something in one culture may be considered normal, while others it may lead to arrest (going naked)

Question 3

distress

Answer 3

must accompany the deviant behavior

Question 4

dysfunctional

Answer 4

clearly a disorder

Question 5

medical model

Answer 5

used to review the physical causes of disorders.

Question 6

bio-psycho-social perspective

Answer 6

assumes that biological, socio-cultural, and psychological factors combine and interact to produce psychological disorders.

Question 7

diagnosis- DSM IV

Answer 7

argues that labels may stigmatize individuals

Question 8

diagnosis- benefits and problems

Answer 8

• labeling: helpful when communicating with professionals- stigmatisms
• self-fulfilling prophecy:

Question 9

anxiety disorders- phobias

Answer 9

marked by a persistent irrational fear of an object or situation accompanied by avoidance.

Question 10

anxiety disorders- OCD

Answer 10

persistence of unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and urges to engage in senseless, ritualistic behavior (compulsions) that cause distress.

Question 11

PTSD

Answer 11

4 or more weeks of these symptoms constitute PTSD:
- flashbacks, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, sleep problems.

Question 12

Mood disorders- depression

Answer 12

• depression is the “common cold” of psychological disorders.
• occurs when signs of depression last 2 weeks or more and are not due to drugs or medical conditions.
• signs: lethargy and fatigue, feelings of worthlessness, loss of interest/ pleasure and motivation, sleep or appetite disturbance.

Question 13

mood disorders- bipolar disorder

Answer 13

• alteration between depression and mania.
• many creators suffered from this; creativity spiked during manic phase, but not in depressed phase.

Question 14

suicidality risks and signs

Answer 14

• history of attempts/ gestures
• feelings of hopelessness
• preoccupation with suicide
• giving away possessions
• recent loss
• physical problems
• substance use

Question 15

schizophrenia

Answer 15

• 1/100 suffer from it
• strikes young people as they mature into adults
• symptoms: disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, inappropriate emotions and actions.

Question 16

defining disorders

Answer 16

• persistently harmful thoughts, feelings, and actions
• when they are deviant, distressing, and dysfunctional, it’s labeled as disordered.

Question 17

medical model steps

Answer 17

1. Etiology: cause and development.
2. Diagnosis: identifying symptoms and distinguishing one disease from another.
3. Treatment: treating in a psychiatric hospital.
4. Prognosis: forecast

Question 18

depression cycle

Answer 18

1. negative stressful events
2. pessimistic explanatory style
3. hopeless depressed state
4. these effect how they think and act; fueling personal rejection.

Question 19

pos/neg schizophrenia

Answer 19

• positive: have inappropriate symptoms that are not present in normal individuals (hallucinations, disorganized thinking, deluded ways)
• negative: lack appropriate behaviors such as apathy or poor social relatedness.