Disorders Flashcards
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Mental Disorders
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- disorders of the mind.
- Mental Illness, psychological/psychiatric illness.
- Abnormalities of the mind that cause distress or disability. Sometimes can shorten someone’s lifespan (suicide or other negative effects)
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Distress
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- is a negative type of stress that builds over time and is bad for your body.
- It happens when you perceive a situation to be threatening to you some way (physically or emotionally) and your body becomes primed to respond to the threat.
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Eutress
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- is a positive type of stress that happens when you perceive a situation as challenging, but motivating.
- Eustress is usually enjoyable!
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Neustress
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- is a neutral type of stress.
- Neustress happens when you are exposed to something stressful, but it doesn’t actively or directly affect you.
- For example: news about a natural disaster on the other side of the world may be very stressful, but your body doesn’t perceive that stress as good or bad for you so you aren’t affected.
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Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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- disability due to abnormality in development of nervous system.
- Includes intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorders, and ADHD.
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
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- issues related to social and communication abilities
- first symptoms of the disorder typically include delayed language development and unusual communication patterns.
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Neurocognitive Disorders
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- Loss of cognitive/other functions of the brain after nervous system has developed.
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Delirium Disorder
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- an inability to pay attention, disorientation, an inability to think clearly, and fluctuations in the level of alertness
- Many causes:
1. Drugs
2. Abnormalities in blood
3. Infections
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Social Anxiety disorder
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- a false cognition leads to a fear of humiliation, embarrasment, or rejection by others.
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Selective Mutism
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- is an anxiety disorder characterized by difficulty speaking in social situations, but the individual is normal in terms of their language and communication ability.
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Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
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- disability form the abnormal use of substances that affect mental function.
- Includes:
1. Alcohol
2. Caffeine
3. Cannabis
4. Hallucinogens
5. Inhalants
6. Opioids
7. Sedatives
8. Hypnotics
9. Anxiolytics
10. Stimulants
11. Tobacco
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Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders
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- disability from behaviors that are unacceptably disruptive or impulsive for someone’s culture.
- Inability to control inappropriate behaviours
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Anorexia Nervosa
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- takes in insufficient amounts of food
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Bulimia
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- binge eating then purging (induced vomiting)
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Elimination Disorders
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- disability from urination/defecation at inappropriate times or places.
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Dissociative Disorders
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- disability from abnormalities of identity or memory.
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Sexual Dysfunctions
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- disability from abnormalities in or performance of sexual activity.
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Gender Dysphoria
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- disability caused by person identifying as a different gender than society represents them as.
- Must cause distress/disability.
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Paraphilic Disorders
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- disability from having sexual arousal to unusual stimuli for a person’s culture.
- Must cause distress/disability or if causes harm to another person, particularly people or a child who does not have decision making capacity for proper consent.
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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- is a mental health disorder that can cause above-normal levels of hyperactive and impulsive behaviors.
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Schizophrenia
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- Combination of genetics and environmental cause abnormalities in the brain.
- These abnormalities in the brain can be picked up by abnormal brain scans and neurotransmitters (high dopamine).
- Antipsychotic medicines reduce dopamine.
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Schizophrenia: Positive Symptom: Hallucinations
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- sensory perceptions w/o stimuli like hearing or seeing not there.
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Schizophrenia: Positive Symptom: Delusions
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- false fixed beliefs not explainable by a person’s culture.
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Types of Delusions: Persecution
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- Belief that others, often a vague “they,” are out to get him or her.
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Types of Delusions: Reference
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- A neutral environmental event is believed to have a special and personal meaning.
- For example, a person with schizophrenia might believe a billboard or a person on TV is sending a message meant specifically for them.
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Types of Delusions: Grandeur
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- Belief that one is a famous or important figure, such as Jesus Christ or Napolean.
- Alternately, delusions of grandeur may involve the belief that one has unusual powers that no one else has (e.g. the ability to fly).
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Types of Delusions: Control
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- Belief that one’s thoughts or actions are being controlled by outside, alien forces.
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Schizophrenia: Cognitive Symptoms
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- abnormalities of attention, organization, planning abilities.
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Schizophrenia: Negative Symptoms
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- blunted emotions.
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Negative Symptoms: Lack of Emotional Expression
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- Inexpressive face, including a flat voice, lack of eye contact, and blank or restricted facial expressions.
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Negative Symptoms: Lack of Interest or Enthusiasm
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- Problems with motivation; lack of self-care.
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Catatonic Schizophrenia
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- is a type of schizophrenia that includes extremes of behavior.
- At one end of the extreme the patient cannot speak, move or respond - there is a dramatic reduction in activity where virtually all movement stops, as in a catatonic
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Depression
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- is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest
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Depression: Medications
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- Medications that affect serotonin, NE, and dopamine often improve symptoms.
- Example:
1. Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors: increase amount of monoamines in synapse (epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin and melatonin.
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Hypomania
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- mild forms of mania is sometimes not that bad.
- Lots of energy and don’t need to sleep a lot so you get lots of work done.
- You also feel good. Creativity. Results in mania at times, but sometimes does not develop into a mania.
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Bipolar I disorder
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- when hypomania becomes manic w/ or w/o major depressive disorder
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Bipolar II Disorder
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- when it remains hypomania + one major depressive episode
- An individual diagnosed with bipolar II has never had a manic episode.
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Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
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- describes a person whose general state is tense and uneasy to a degree it influences their life (don’t eat well or are sleep deprived for example). This anxiety must last for 6 months or more.
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Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD): Symptoms
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- Twitching eyelids
- Trembling
- Fidgeting
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Panic Disorders
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- Sudden burst of sheer panic and intense fear.
- “Panic attacks” – sudden, intense. Might be in response to any stimuli.
- Heart palpitations, sweating, chest pain or shortness of breath.
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Phobias
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- irrationally afraid of specific objects or specific situation. Focused anxiety.
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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- Obsessions: Unwanted repetitive thoughts
- Compulsions: Unwanted repetitive actions
- These obsessions and compulsions persistently interfere with everyday life.
- Example: Continuously watching your hands through multiple times throughout the day to the point your skin becomes rock.
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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- When a person have lingering memories and nightmares about a past event that it impact them in daily life (haunting/bad memories/repeated nightmares) Includes physical symptoms like insomnia
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Multiple Personality Disorder
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- Two or more distinct personalities exist in a single body. Both identity have influence on persons thoughts and behaviors
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Somatic Symptom Disorder
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- mental disorders manifesting in physical (somatic) symptoms.
- Can be any symptom. Wrist pain or general feeling of fatigue
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Conversion Disorder
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- Must look like Neurological symptoms only – like problems with speech, swallowing, seizures, paralysis
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Factitious Disorder
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- Patients want to be sick. The patient will falsify or disease their signs or symptoms to get a diagnosis/treatment.
- Example: They might injure themselves, falsify tests. This is often called Munchausen’s syndrome.
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Cluster A
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- has three personality disorders
- Acronym: PSS: Psych & Sociology Section
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Cluster A: Paranoid
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- profound distrust + suspicion of other people. [paranoid of others]
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Cluster A: Schizoid
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- emotionally detached in relationships and shows little emotion. (what people sometimes incorrectly consider as antisocial)
- [DISTANT, can spell as DiZtant. D and Z in schizoid and D and Z in distant]
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Cluster A: Schizotypal
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- odd beliefs/ magical thinking (t in typical = think of magical hat)
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Cluster B
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- has four personality disorders
- Acronym including B and C clusters: ABHNADO
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Cluster B: Antisocial
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- little or no regard for others. Commit crimes and show no remorse. Inconsiderate of others. [Self-explanatory. Hates/ANTI society]
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Cluster B: Borderline
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- Unstable relationships, emotions are unstable, variable self-image and compulsive (which can put them in danger).
- People at the borderline are at the brink of an emotional/relationship issue.
- Example: Displays characteristics of a stereotypical teenager. [acronym: 13 year old Borderline Brenda]
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Cluster B: Histrionic
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- Are very attention seeking.
- Display emotions outwardly, wear bright clothes.
- Example: [H for Hollywood Actresses]
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Cluster B: Narcissistic
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- huge egos, need for admiration and praise, grandiose.
- Example: Dr. House (in TV show House…House is a show that is on Netflix), Hitler, his documentary is also on Netflix
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Cluster C
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- has three personality disorders (ADO)
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Cluster C: Avoidant
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- inhibited, feel inadequate and try to avoid putting themselves in a situation where they can be criticized. [self-explanatory]
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Cluster C: Dependent
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- submissive and clingy.
- Example: Those who stay in physically abusive relationships, [imagine: Dependent Debby clings and is submissive to her husband Dan)
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Cluster C: Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
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- Very focused on life being ordered and things being perfect and for them being in control to an extent where it annoys other people.
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Central Sleep Apnea
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- central (brain is part of CNS)), sleep (at night), apnea (effects airflow).
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Cheynes-Stroke Breathing
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- crescendo then decrescendo breathing followed by stop in breathing. Normal breathing pattern is inhale/exhale changes from a normal fixed pattern.
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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- when airways are obstructed. Soft tissues around our neck can relax at night and potentially cause obstruction of airflow for a short period of time. Gets worse as people get older
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Hypoventilation Disorder
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- When we are not able to ventilate our lungs fully and remove all CO2.
- Results in a buildup of CO2, and a decrease in O2.
- Can occur due to medications that repress respiratory functions (narcotic pain killers such as opioids) or if there is a problem with the lungs or chest wall.
- A common occurrence is due to obesity.
