Exam 5 (Final Exam) Flashcards
What is DSM?
(Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) describes the symptoms used to diagnose each recognized mental disorders. Tell how disorders can be distinguished from others. It was last updated in 2013 and it is volume 5.
Fear of Public Places
agoraphobia, more afraid of something bad happening in public places. Not necessarily public places themselves.
Symptoms of major depressive disorder
Depressed mood and/or inability to experience pleasure that lasts 2 or more weeks with feelings of worthlessness, lethargy, and sleep or appetite disturbance.
Hallucination
False perception of experiences that feel real. Hearing, seeing, or smelling or having tactile sensation of things that are not there.
Mood Disorders. (what are they) 4 of them
Mental disorders that have a mood disturbance
Major Depression- Depressed mood for 2 or more weeks
SaD (Seasonal affective disorder)- getting into depressive episodes or moods during certain seasons (usually fall/winter)
Bipolar- having abnormal cycles of high moods (mania) and low moods (depression)
Mania- having periods of major excitement euphoria and overactivity
OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder)
intrusive thoughts (obsessions) ritualistic behaviors (compulsions). Those with this disorder feel like they need these things to function. (washing hands constantly)
What % of Americans experience some type of mental disorder?
25%
What is the % chance of an individual getting a mental illness in their lifetime?
50%
Specific Phobia
irrational fear of a particular object or situation that interferes with individuals ability to function
What are 2 groups of mental health therapy for mental illness?
Psychotherapy & Biomedical
Barriers For Seeking treatment
Fear, pride, denial, to expensive, lack of resources (no good or enough therapists), they think they can help themselves, not sure where to go, there is a bad stigma with seeking help
Characteristics of Psychoanalytic Therapy
Indirective type of therapy. A therapist is out of sight talking to the patient (usually layin gon a chair and the therapist is sitting on a chair behind the patient. (Free association, transference, resistance, and dream interpretation)
Characteristic of Humanistic therapy
Inderective therapy (helping them get from point a to point b on there own) empathy- feeling what others feel, unconditional positive regard- accepting client in every way, treat with love and kindness regardless of your personal beliefs, congruence- being genuine
What is CBT?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy- Mix of behavioral therapy.
Behavioral therapy
changing maladaptive behaviors. Changing behaviors
Getting rid of unwanted behaviors, promoting desired behaviors, reducing unwanted behaviors
Exposure
exposing the person to the specific stimulus directly and repeatedly to decrease emotional response.
Psychologist
Has a Ph.D. Studies mental illness
Psychiatrist
A medical doctor, diagnosis and offers treatment (medicine for specific disorders)
Social Worker
Deals with individuals and families in rough circumstances (poor people)
Counselor
Person who helps people with problems (same as therapist has a masters degree)
Therapist
Person who helps with types of different therapies to help someone with mental disorders
Directive Vs. Nondirective therapy
Directive basically telling you what to do giving you specifc things to do on your own. Nondirective is helping you through it leading you to it helping and giving you ways to get from point a to point b.
ECT
Electroconvulsive therapy- (basically shock therapy, we don’t actually know why it works but it does. Only used as a last resort when traditional medicine doesn’t work. Used for major depression and bipolar. Leaves you in a state of confusion and usually causes short-term memory loss.
goals of psychodynamic and psychoanalytic therapy
explore childhood events and use it to develop more insight into their psychological problems. (to see why you do what you do)
Abnormal behavior explanation
against social norms, statistically rare, causes discomfort, and maladaptive (causes you not to act normal)
Advantages and disadvantages to group therapy
Pros- costs hardly anything, and you get support from others that are going through similar things
Cons- you have to share a therapist, nothing is secret, it’s not for all diagnosis
Systematic desensitization
slowly exposing you to what causes fear and anxiety and helps you overcome it.
