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Disorders Flashcards

1
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Schizophrenia

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Ability to function is impaired by severely distorted beliefs, perceptions, and thought processes

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Bipolar I

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Periods of mood episodes; mostly manic

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Bipolar II

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Milder form of bipolar, mostly depression

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Major Depressive Disorder

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Mood disorder with extreme feelings of despondency, worthlessness, hopelessness causing impaired everyday functioning

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Seasonal Affective disorder

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Episodes of depression during certain seasons, usually fall or winter

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Acrophobia

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Fear of heights

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Agoraphobia

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Fear of suffering a panic attack or other embarrassing symptoms in a place where escape would be difficult

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Claustrophobia

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Fear of tight spaces

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Nyctophobia

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Fear of darkness

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Zoo phobia

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Fear of animals

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Social Anxiety Disorderb

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Paralyzingly fear of social situations where one can be judged by others

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Panic Disorder

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When panic attacks occur suddenly, frequently and unexpected

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Global, persistent, chronic, excessive apprehension

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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Repetitive thoughts or behaviors

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Hoarding Disorder

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Having difficulty letting go of possesions

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Trichotillomania

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Recurrent irresistible urge to pull out body hair

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Excoriation Disorder

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Compulsive skin picking

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Acute Stress Disorder

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Within a month of traumatic event= severe anxiety, dissociative feelings/actions

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PTSD

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Long-lasting disorder in response to an extreme physical or psychological trauma

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Dissociative Disorder

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Extreme or frequent disruptions of awareness, memory, and personality identity that impair ability to function

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Amnesia

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Partially dissociative/ inability to recal important personal info

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Fugue

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Dissociative amnesia when traveling away from home; flight

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Conversion Disorder

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A mental condition where a person has neurological issues that cannot be explained by medical evaluation

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Pica

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Eating no nutritious substances for a month when it is developmentally important to eat right

25
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Binge eating Disorder

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Binges of extreme overeating w/o self-induced vomitting or other inappropriate measures to purge the excessive food

26
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Frotteurism

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Sexual urges involving objects

27
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Pedophilia

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Sexual relation with a child

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Antisocial Personality Disorder

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Pervasive pattern of disregarding and violating rights of others(psychopaths/sociopaths)

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Borderline Disorder

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Impulsive/chronicle unstable emotions, relationships, self-image

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Narcissistic Personality Disorder

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Inflated sense of self-importance

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Abnormal behavior or Social nonconformity

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Socially inappropriate behavior that results in discomfort

32
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Psychopathology

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Scientific study of psychological disorder

33
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Color idiot change that

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2 or more disorders at the same time

34
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Insanity

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Legal term; not in DSM; some psychological disorder that prevents you from learning from your mistake

35
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DSM 5

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A book about disorders; for professional use

36
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ICD 11

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International Classification of Disease

37
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Diagnosis can lead to

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Coding, labels, stigmas

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Age of onset of disorders

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Preteen, young adulthood

39
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Schizophrenia Symptoms

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Delusions, hallucinations, flat affect, disturbed conversation, personality disintegration

40
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Delusions

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Unrealistic beliefs

41
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Hallucinations

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Sensory experience with our an external stimulus: 90% auditory

42
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Flat Affect

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Inappropriate emotions

43
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Disturbed conversation

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Garbled, makes no sense

44
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Personality Disintegration

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Loss of coordination with thoughts, actions, emotions

45
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Types of Delusions

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Erotomania, grandeur, jealous, persecution, somatic

46
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Erotomania

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Erotic delusions

47
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Grandeur

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Great talent or knowledge or special relationship with someone important or thinking someone is a famous person

48
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Jealous

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Unfounded, all consuming belief that one’s partner is unfaithful

49
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Persecution

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Everyone is against me

50
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Somatic

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Belief that one’s body is disease or rotting or that body parts are defective

51
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Gender of Suicides

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Females attempt more

Males succeed more

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Ethnicity of Suicides

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More whites

Highest group percentage is Native Americans with drug and alcohol abuse

53
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Age of Suicides

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75 years and older is the highes

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Marital Status of Suicides

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Single= more than married

55
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Risk Factors For Suicide

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Depression, psychological disorder, substance abuse, negative self-image

56
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Warning signs of Suicide

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8/10 ppl show signs

Psychology 115 Test 3 (2 decks)

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