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Obsessions

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Persistent, invasive thoughts, ideas, impulses, or images

Fear of being contaminated by touching objects others have touched

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Compulsions

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Actions that people feel they must perform to prevent or reduce anxiety

Excessive or ritualized hand washing, showering, brushing teeth, or toileting

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Behavioral Perspective on OCD

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Associations among fearful situations and particular acts

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Cognitive Perspective on OCD

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Self blame and irrational expectancies

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Biological Perspective on OCD

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Abnormal serotonin

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Acute stress disorder Symptoms

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Symptoms begin immediately or soon after the traumatic event and last for less than one month

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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Symptoms

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  • A disorder in which a person has difficulty recovering after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event.
  • Symptoms may begin either shortly after the event, or months or years afterward
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Treatments for Trauma-
Related Disorders

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  • Medications
  • Therapy
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Mood Disorders

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disturbances in emotion that interfere with normal functioning

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What Are the Symptoms of
Depression?

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Emotional symptoms
· Cognitive symptoms
· Behavioral symptoms
· Physiological symptoms

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Major Depressive Episode

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A major depressive episode is a period of two or more weeks marked by five or more symptoms of depression

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Persistent Depressive Disorder

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Symptoms are present most of the day for more days than not for a two-year period

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Premenstrual Dysphoric
Disorder

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Serious symptoms of depression, irritability, and tension appearing the week before menstruation and remit soon after the onset of menses

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MDD with a Seasonal Pattern

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Some individuals with MDD report seasonal patterns to depressive episodes

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Biological Causes (Depression)

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-Genetic factors
-Biochemical factors
-Endocrine system – cortisol
-Immune system

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Biological Treatments (Depression)

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  • Antidepressants – MAOIs, Tricyclics, SSRIs
  • Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
  • Vagus nerve stimulation
  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation
  • Deep brain stimulation
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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

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is a procedure that can change brain chemistry and reverse symptoms associated with some mental disorders

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Seligman’s learned helplessness

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feelings of helplessness can lead to depression

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Beck’s cognitive triad

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individuals experiencing depression tend to have a negative self-schema or way of looking at themselves

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Overgeneralization

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Holding extreme belief on a basis of a single incident and applying it to other situations

Example: A woman who does not get along with her father believes she will fail in all relationships with men.

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arbitrary inference

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Concluding oneself or the world without sufficient and relevant information.

Example: A man not hired by a potential employer concludes that he is “totally worthless” and that he will never find a job

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Selective abstraction

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Drawing conclusions from very isolated details and events without considering the larger context.

Example: A student who receives a C on an exam stops attending classes and considers dropping out of school despite having A’s and B’s in all other courses

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Magnification and exaggeration

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overestimating the significance of negative events

Example: A woman misses an important social event at work and concludes that all of her co-workers are criticizing her for not attending

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Rumination

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continually thinking about upsetting topics or repeatedly reviewing distressing events, often occurs during a depressive episode.

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Cognitive Behavioral Treatments (Depression)
- Increase pleasurable activities (Behavioral activation therapy) - Learned optimism - Cognitive therapy
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Family-Social & Multicultural Causes (Depression)
- Interpersonal stressors - Lack of social support/ targeted rejection - Attachment - Gender - Artifact theory, Life stress theory, Body dissatisfaction, Lack-of-control, Rumination - Discrimination
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Treatments Family-Social & Multicultural Causes (Depression)
- IPT(Interpersonal psychotherapy) - Couples and family therapy - Feminist & multicultural therapies
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Bipolar Disorders
People with bipolar disorder experience both the lows of depression and the highs of mania
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What Are the Symptoms of Mania?
People are considered to be in a full manic episode when, for at least one week, they display an abnormally high or irritable mood, increased activity or energy, and at least three other symptoms of mania
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hypomanic episode
hen symptoms are less severe, the person is said to be experiencing hypomanic episode
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Bipolar I disorder
Full manic and major depressive episodes
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Bipolar II disorder
Hypomanic episodes alternate with major depressive episodes
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Rapid Cycling
Four or more episodes within one year are classified as rapid cycling
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Cyclothymic disorder
Numerous periods of hypomanic symptoms and mild depression
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What Causes Bipolar Disorders?
- Overactivity of norepinephrine; low serotonin activity - Irregularities in Ion activity - Abnormalities in the basal ganglia and cerebellum - Genetic Factors
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Treatments for Bipolar Disorder
- Lithium & other mood stabilizers - Psychotherapy used as an adjunct to lithium - Therapy focuses on medication management, social skills, and relationship issues
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Anorexia Nervosa Symptoms
- Do not maintain more than 85% of normal body weight - Intense fears of becoming overweight - Distorted view of weight and shape - Amenorrhea
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Two Subtypes of Anorexia Nervosa
- Restricting type - Binge-eating/purging type
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Anorexia Nervosa Main symptoms
- Do not maintain more than 85% of normal body weight - Intense fears of becoming overweight - Distorted view of weight and shape - Amenorrhea
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Anorexia Nervosa: Medical Problems
- Amenorrhea - Low body temperature - Low blood pressure - Body swelling - Reduced bone density
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Bulimia Nervosa
an eating disorder in which a large quantity of food is consumed in a short period of time, - followed by self-induced vomiting or purging
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Binge Eating Disorder
- Engage in repeated eating binges during which they feel no control - Do not perform inappropriate compensatory behaviors
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What Causes Eating Disorders? Biological Factors
- Genetic vulnerability - Dysfunction of the hypothalamus - Weight set point
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What Causes Eating Disorders? Psychological & Family Factors
- Disturbed parent-child interactions - Entangled family patterns
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What Causes Eating Disorders? Societal Pressures
- Western standards of beauty & a thin ideal - Socially accepted prejudice against overweight people
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Racial and Ethnic Differences (Eating Disorders)
1995 study found that eating behaviors and attitudes of young African American women were more positive than those of young White American women
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Gender (Eating Disorders)
Men account for only 5% to 10% of all cases of eating disorders
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Treatments for Anorexia Nervosa
- Biopsychosocial approaches - Behavioral weight-restoration approaches - Cognitive & behavioral techniques - Feminist therapy & “Health at Every Size” - Family therapy
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Treatments for Bulimia Nervosa
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy - Interpersonal Process therapy - Group therapy - Antidepressants
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Substance use disorder symptoms
Substances may cause temporary changes in behavior, emotion, or thought
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substance intoxication symptoms
urred speech, unsteady gait, inappropriate sexual or aggressive behavior
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DEPRESSANT SUBSTANCES
Depressants slow the activity of the central nervous system (CNS)
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Alcohol as depressant impact
- Damages physical health * Liver (cirrhosis) * Major nutritional problems * Korsakoff’s syndrome * Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and increased risk of miscarriage
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ALCOHOL USE DISORDER
For many individuals, alcohol use disorder includes the symptoms of tolerance and withdrawal reactions
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Delirium tremens
Severe alcohol withdrawal symptoms such as shaking, confusion, and hallucinations
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Cage Assessment
It's a set of questions that are used to show you may have a substance abuse dependency in adults. The letters CAGE stand for Cut down, Annoyed by someone else, Guilty about your drinking, and Eye-opener (a drink, first thing in the morning).
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Opioid Use Disorder
- Opioids depress the CNS * Bind to the receptors in the brain that ordinarily receive endorphins
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“Opioid Epidemic” causes
A pattern of liberal prescribing, combined with the highly addictive nature of these medications, resulted in their widespread misuse and the resultant deaths and addiction
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STIMULANTS
Stimulants are substances that increase the activity of the central nervous system (CNS)
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Hallucinogens
psychoactive drugs. Produce delusions, hallucinations, and other sensory changes
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Cannabis
Produces sensory changes, but also has both depressant and stimulant effects

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