Disorders and Therapy 6 Flashcards
psychological disorders four standards
- statistical infrequence
- maladaptive/dysfunctional
- distress
- violation of norms
psychosomatic
physical symptom of a psychological disorder (physical symptom bc psychological issue)
comorbidity
have more than one disorder at a time
MDD v PDD
m is more noticeable
p is less obvious, lower level but longer
lower classes under diagnosed
suicide curve
goes up, lose person at peak, goes down, dips below line, lowest, starts to rise, levels out
greatest risk for suicide is on the rise from the peak
aka spring
bc more energy
neologism
schizophrenia
make up own words
echo speech
schizophrenia
repeat over rhyme
dopamine hypothesis
schizophrenia
too much dopamine linked with schizophrenic symptoms
especially positive symptoms
cluster A
odd behavior
paranoid (suspicious, isolated, hostile)
schizoid (similar to autism, indifferent to others, isolated, no emotional attachments)
cluster B
dramatic/impulsive behavior
borderline (unstable mood/bx, fear of abandonment, emptiness, impulsive, more women, self-identity issues, self-destructive, see world in absolutes)
antisocial (serial killers, disregard others, egocentric, impulsive, aggressive, no remorse, manipulative, charming)
cluster B cont
histrionic (more women, dramatic, emotional, need approval, instant gratification, self-centered, low self-worth, overly seductive)
narcissistic (overreact to criticism, take advantage of others, expect favoritism, need attention, selfish)
cluster C
anxious bx
avoidant (focus on faults, fear rejection, avoid relationships and social situations)
dependent (need advice/approval of others, avoid responsibility, clingy, fear abandonment, need relationships, passive)
biological paradigm therapy
drugs (challenge to find right drug, noncompliance, side effects
ECT (not first choice, use after meds fail, mainly depression)
psychosurgery (extreme last resort, lesioning)
humanistic paradigm therapy
client-centered therapy (rogers) (let person guide it, can work through life, unconditional positive regard, repeat words back, no direct guidance, no work for extreme disorders)
behavioral paradigm therapy
classical conditioning (desensitization, aversion) operant conditioning (shaping, token economy) modeling