Disorders and Treatments (unit 4) Flashcards
what are four necessary characteristics of all psychological disorders?
M - maladaptive
U - unjustifiable
D - disturbing
A - atypical
maladaptive
when behaviors stars to harm ones life. (physically or emotionally)
unjustifiable
when there is no reason for it
disturbing
when something bothers another person
atypical
something that is not normal
DSM-IV
big book used to help classify disorders
Major depressive disorder
- despair and sluggishness
- negative
Bipolar disorder
persistent alternation between depression and happiness
Causes: Strong genetic link
Generalized anxiety disorder
- cant focus
- twitching and sweating
Panic disorder
-unpredictable fright
Phobia
when someone has a fear of something
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
known as OCD
- repetitions of things
- ex: Howie Mandel
Dissociative identity disorder
when there are two or more distnct and alternating personalities that exhibit rotating control over ones body
Schizophrenia
Delusion thinking, disturbed perceptions and inappropriate emotions and actions.
- hallucinations
- hears voices
- the unreal seems real to them
Antisocial personality disorder
demonstrates a lack of conscience for wrongdoing.
- often aggressive and ruthless
- feel little or no fear, remorse or regrets
psychodynamic
looks at early childhood to see why that person is they way they are now
(Sigmund Freud)
Systematic desensitization
therapy that links a pleasant relaxed state with an anxiety triggering stimuli
ex: fear of flying - start off of thinking about flying, then read about it, then go on small rides, etc… slowly working way up to getting on a plane and actually flying
Aversive conditioning
puts an unpleasant start (nausea) with an unwanted behavior (drinking alcohol)
Token economy
when someone gets a prize for doing a desired behavior
Cognitive therapy
therapy that teaches people new and better ways of thinking and acting..
based on the assumption that thought intervene between events and emotions
Group therapy
when a group of people meet to discus about their problems
Antianxiety drugs
relieves anxiety
Antidepressant drugs
lifts mood and stimulates the brain processes
Antipsychotic drugs
helps schizophrenics
Electroconvulsive therapy
helps severe cases of depression. Electric current sent through brain
psychosurgery treatments
removal of brain tissue in effort to change behavior
Lobotomy
cuts nerves connecting frontal lobes to amydala. Used on severely violent patients
(Walter Freeman)
humanistic
therapist try to remove attitudes and beliefs that are not positive
(Carl Rogers)
Sigmund Freud
psychodynamic
- would spend time listening to patients talk about their childhood
- looks for events that may be a factor in current behavior
Carl Rogers
humanistic
-therapist would try to remove attitudes and beliefs that are not positive
Walter Freeman
Lobotomy
- he would cut nerves connecting frontal lobes to amydala. Used on severely violent patients
