DSM IV 3 Flashcards
Factitious Disorders
sometimes called Munchausen’s Syndrome
characterized by physical or psychological symptoms that are intentionally produced or feigned
goal is to assume the sick role and there is an absence of external incentives for the behavior
Dissociative Disorders
disturbance or alteration in the normally integrative functions of consciousness, identity, memory, or perception of the environment
can be gradual, transient, or chronic
Dissociative Amnesia
one or more episodes of a sudden inability to recall important personal information that cannot be explained by ordinary forgetfulness
Dissociative Fugue
sudden, unexpected travel away from one’s home, with an inability to recall one’s past
usually confusion about one’s identity or assumption of a new identity
duration is usually brief, lasting from hours to days
Dissociative Identity Disorder
presence of two or more distinct identities or personalities, with its own pattern of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and the self
at least two of these identities recurrently take control of the person’s behavior
there is also an inability to recall important personal information that is too expensive to be explained by forgetfulness
Depersonalization Disorder
persistent or recurrent episodes of feeling detached from one’s mental processes (e.g. feeling like one is in a dream)
reality testing remains intact during the experience
Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder
absence of desire for sexual activity
Sexual Aversio nDisorder
aversion to and avoidance of sexual contact
Female Sexual Arousal Disorder
failure to achieve or maintain the physiological response of sexual excitement
Male Erectile Disorder
Inability to achieve or maintain an erection
Treatment of Sexual Arousal Disorders
Master’s and Johnson’s Sensate Focus
targets excitement phase of the sexual response cycle
Female/Male Orgasmic DIsorder
persistent delay in organism following sexual excitement
Dyspareunia vs. Vaginismus
Dyspareunia - occurs in both men and women; involves pain in the genitals associated with intercourse
Vaginismus - only occurs in women; involuntary spasms of the muscles in the outer third of the vagina
Paraphilias
sexual urges, fantasies, or behaviors that involve nonhuman objects, the suffering or humiliation of oneself of one’s partner, or children or other nonconsenting persons
Exhibitionism Fetishism Frotteurism Pedophilia Sexual Masochism Sexual Sadism Transvestic Fetishism Voyeurism
Fantasies, urges, or behavior involving:
Exhibitionism - exposing one’s genitals to a stranger
Fetishism - the use of nonhuman objects
Frotteurism - rubbing or touching a non-consenting person
Pedophilia - sexual contact with a prepubescent child (13 years or less); person must be at least 16 years old and at least 5 years older than person being fantasized about
Sexual Masochism - the act of being humiliated or made to suffer
Sexual Sadism - sexual excitement resulting from the physical or psychological suffering of a victim
Transvestic Fetishism - crossdressing (in a heterosexual male)
Voyeurism - observing an unsuspecting person who is naked, disrobing, or engaging in sexual activity
Treatment of sex offenders
aversive counterconditioning sometimes used
may have short-term results, but associated with high recidivism in the long-run
also - CBT, hormonal therapy (reduce recidivism rates by 30% over course of 7 years)
vast majority of offenders do offend again
Gender Identity Disorder
cross-gender identification as well as either persistent discomfort with their assigned sex or a sense of inappropriateness in that gender role
Gender Identity DIsorder - ma;e:female ratio among children and adults
5:1 among children
2-3:1 among adults