Disorders and treatments Flashcards
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Medical Model
the modern idea that mental health problems are medical problems that can be treated
Psychological Disorder
a syndrome marked by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior
Evidence-Based Practice
the integration of research evidence, clinical expertise, and client preferences and values in making informed decisions about treatment and interventions in mental health care, to ensure the effectiveness and appropriateness of interventions.
Deinstitutionalization
the movement in mental health care towards discharging individuals from psychiatric hospitals or institutions and providing community-based treatment and support services, aimed at reducing reliance on long-term institutionalization and promoting integration into society.
Dorothea Dix
an American advocate for mental health reform in the 19th century, known for her efforts to improve conditions for individuals with mental illness and establish humane treatment facilities and asylums.
DSM-5
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychology Association
David Rosenhan’s Labeling Research
psychologist who pretended to hear voices in order to study damaging effects of giving someone a diagnosis because knowing someone has a disorder can affect the way you see that person
Diagnosis
The process of identifying and labeling a disorder based on its symptoms and signs.
Diathesis stress model
view that people who are biologically predisposed to a mental disorder (those with certain diathesis) are more likely to exhibit that disorder when strongly affected by stress
Adverse childhood experiences
Traumatic events occurring before age 18 such as abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction that can have negative, lasting effects on health and well-being
Mood/Depressive disorders
a category of disorders marked disruptions in emotions (severe lows called depression or highs called hypomania or mania). These include bipolar disorder, cyclothymia, hypomania, major depressive disorder, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, persistent depressive disorder, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Major depressive disorder
symptoms include fatigue, feelings of guilt, excessive sleep or insomnia
Persistent Depressive Disorder (aka dysthymia)
a long-term form of depression with symptoms that last for at least two years
Bipolar disorder
symptoms of this disorder include mania and depression
Bipolar I
disorder is characterized by a pattern of manic episodes that last at least a week, alternating with episodes lasting at least two weeks(Intense and loss of reality) (Mania)
Bipolar II
disorder is characterized by a pattern of depressive episodes with some hypomanic episodes, but no full-blown manic episodes(Hypomania)
Mania
the part of bipolar disorder with racing thoughts and lack of concern for consequences
Rumination
a pattern of repetitive and intrusive thoughts or worries about past events, failures, or negative experiences, often accompanied by excessive self-criticism or analysis, which can exacerbate symptoms of depression or anxiety.
Pessimistic explanatory style
when you have a tendency toward depression because you interpret situations/events as permanent, pervasive, personal, and/or uncontrollable
Optimistic explanatory style
when you have a tendency toward healthy thinking because you interpret situations/events as temporary, local, not personal, and/or controllable
Psychotherapy
any type of talk therapy
Cognitive therapy
therapy that focuses on changing thought processes
Albert Ellis’s Rational-emotive behavior therapy
very confrontational type of cognitive therapy
Aaron Beck’s Cognitive Therapy
type of therapy that attempts to change your thought processes through gentle questioning techniques
Cognitive behavioral therapy
therapy that focus on changing thought processes and realizing how behavior choices affect your emotional state
Conciousness
awareness of yourself and your environment
Ernest Hilgard
an American psychologist known for his research on hypnosis, pain perception, and the development of the neodissociation theory of hypnosis, which posits that hypnosis involves a split in consciousness between the executive control system and hidden observer.
Executive control system
a set of higher-order cognitive functions that allow people to manage their behavior and regulate their thoughts and actions to achieve goals; includes attentional control, cognitive inhibition, inhibitory control, working memory, cognitive flexibility, planning, and fluid intelligence
Hidden Observer
theory by Ernest Hilgard that during hypnosis a separate consciousness is formed in an individual’s mind which is capable of observing the individual
Hypnosis
a trance-like state of focused attention, concentration, and suggestibility induced by a trained therapist, often used in therapy to facilitate relaxation, increase receptivity to suggestions, and explore subconscious thoughts and memories.
Post hypnotic suggestion
a suggestion or instruction given to an individual during hypnosis that influences their thoughts, feelings, or behaviors after they emerge from the hypnotic state, often used to promote therapeutic changes or behaviors
Dissociation
a mental process involving a disruption or detachment from one’s thoughts, feelings, memories, or identity, often as a defense mechanism against overwhelming stress, trauma, or psychological distress.
Circadian Rhythms
the biological clock; regular bodily rhythms (for example, of temperature and wakefulness) that occur on a 24-hour cycle
REM Sleep
Dream stage (4)
NREM (3)
the stage of sleep when your muscles are repaired and you grow
Sleep paralysis
normally occurs during REM sleep so you don’t act out your dreams; can last into waking so then it is a condition in which a sleeper is unable to move any of the voluntary muscles, except those controlling the eyes
Hypnagogic sensations
Sensations experienced during the transition from wakefulness to sleep, including hallucinations, muscle jerks, and sensations of falling.
Delta waves
The large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep.
Consolidation theory
The theory that sleep helps strengthen the neural connections that form our memories.
Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
a pair of cell clusters in the hypothalamus that controls circadian rhythm; in response to light, it causes the pineal gland to adjust melatonin production, thus modifying our feelings of sleepiness
Pineal gland
secretes melatonin to help us sleep at night; controlled by the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
Melatonin
a hormone that your pineal gland produces in response to darkness; helps with the timing of your circadian rhythms (24-hour internal clock) and with sleep
Sleep deprivation paychosis
experiencing an altered perception of reality caused by a prolonged lack of sleep
Microsleep
a very short period of sleeping that occurs while the person is apparently awake; occurs after 3 or 4 sleepless days
Insomnia
sleep disorder where you can’t sleep
Jet lag
A temporary sleep disorder that occurs when a person’s internal body clock is out of sync with the time zone they are in.