Final Exam Flashcards
(100 cards)
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Keeping things in Perspective
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Everything God Created was good
Our problems began with sin
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The ultimate solution to our problems is?
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The Gospel (Genesis 3:15)
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What does Rev. 21:1-4 mention?
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One day all will be good again
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Does God allow man to discover what is true?
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Yes
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What is abnormal psychology?
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the scientific study of abnormal behavior in an effort to describe, predict, explain, and change abnormal patterns of functioning.
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What is abnormal psychology technically referred as?
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clinical psychology
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The four D’s of psychological abnormality
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Deviance, Distress, Dysfunction, Danger
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different, extreme, unusual, perhaps even bizzare (deviant from social norms/society’s ideas of proper functioning - ex. drinking gravy vs. coffee)
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Deviance (4 D’s)
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unpleasant and upsetting to the person (studying, loss exercise)
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Distress (4 D’s)
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interfering with the person’s ability to conduct activities in a constructive way (cultures have varying definitions of dysfunction. (ex. bungee jumping, martial arts)
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Dysfunction (4 D’s)
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Posing risk of harm (research suggests that dangerousness is the exception to the rule)
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Danger (4 D’s)
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Deviations called ‘abnormal are actually just (Thomas Szasz)
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problems of living
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In ‘72 if you were homosexual you had a mental illness, when did that change?
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‘74
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Reasons to Classify Abnormal Behavior
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- Research
- Communication
- Statistics
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What’s wrong with classifying abnormal behavior?
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Implies that abnormal behavior is qualitatively different than normal behavior
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Abnormal behavior should not be judged qualitatively, but rather –
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quantitatively
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1952 (every disorder has a numerical code)
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First DSM
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1968 expands number of disorders; continued psychodynamic emphasis
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DSM II
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1980 (hifts away from a Freudian emphasis
- Goal was to increase reliability
- Dropped homosexuality; retained ego-dsytonic (gay but don’t like it)
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DSM III
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1987 minor changes; R means revised
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DSM III-R
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1994 Terms consistent with WHO, expand categories
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DSM IV
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2000, Text revision, text about disorders changed
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DSM IV-TR
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2013 - more orders including hoarding, binge eating, dsiruptive mood dysregulation disorder
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DSM V
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Criticisms of the DSM
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- Practically (diagnostic categories back scientific rigor)
- Philosophically (embraces a medical model view of abnormal behavior)
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Psychiatric diagnosis is based on what
behavioral self-report or observation - NOT medical testing
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Anxiety Disorders
generalised anxiety disorder, phobias, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder
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is OCD an anxiety disorder?
No
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- excessive anxiety and worry for at least 6 months about a number of events or activities
- causes stress/impairment in functioning
Generalized anxiety disorder
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Generalized anxiety disorder symptoms
3 or more of following: restless, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, sleep disturbance
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Phobia Classifications
Specific Phobia, Agoraphobia
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marked fear or anxiety about specific object/situation (flying, etc.)
object almost always provides immediate fear or anxiety
fear of object/situation is excessive and persistent (typically 6 months or more)
causes distress or impairment in functioning
Specific Phobia
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agoraphobia symptoms
2 or more of following: using public transportation, being in open spaces, being in enclosed spaces, standing in line or being in crowded area, being outside of home alone
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fears or avoids because escape may be difficult, situations almost always provoke anxiety and are actively avoided, typically lasts 6 months or more
agoraphobia
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what other disorder is agoraphobia often associated with?
panic disorder
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Fear, anxiety in social situations when exposed to public scrutiny (eating, conversing)
Fear humiliation/embarrassment, leading to rejection
Fear typically lasts 6 months or more
Fear is exaggerated, causing distress/impairment
Social Anxiety Disorder
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Social Anxiety verse
Proverbs 29:25
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recurrent unexpected panic attacks, peaking in minutes
Panic Disorder
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panic disorder symptoms
includes at least 4 for the following: pounding heart, sweating, trembling, shaking, shortness of breath, feelings of choking, chest pain, nausea, dizzy, chills hot flasshes, numbness, derealization, depersonalization, fear of going crazy, fear of dying
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panic disorder timing
at least 1 attack followed by at least 1 month of fear or worry of another attack or significant change in behavior to avoid attack
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how many people have panic attacks in life
25%
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Most common mental disorder in the US?
anxiety disorders
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presence of obsessions, compulsions, or both more than 1 hour per day causing distress
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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mental. persistent, intrusive, and unwanted thoughts urges images, ideas, impulses causing anxiety
Obsessions
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behavioral. repetitive behaviors (handwashing) or mental acts (counting) performed according to rigid rules. to reduce anxiety or prevent dreaded event, often in response to an obsession
Compulsive
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What did Freud call OCD?
anal
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OCD related disorders
body dysmorphic disorder (worried about flaws in appearance not apparent to others)
hoarding disorder
trichotillomania (hair pulling)
exoriation disorder (skin picking)
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Verse about OCD related disorders
Proverbs 3:5-10
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event that creates demand
stressor
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person's reactions to the demands
stress response
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stress disorders
acute stress disorder, PTSD, dissociative disorders
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PTSD symptoms
includes at least 1 of the following: recurrent, involuntary distressing memories, recurrent distressing dreams, dissociative reactions (flashbacks), intense reactions to cues associated with events
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ptsd timing
increased arousal, and guilt at least 1 month
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Acute stress Disorder timing
3 days to 1 month
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Risk factors to PTSD
preexisting high anxiety and negative world view
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spirituality factors for PTSD
- sovereignty of God
- omniscience of God
- goodness of God
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How do clinicians treat people with PTSD and Acute stress Disorder?
Psychological debriefing
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Dissociative Disorders (stress disorders)
depersonalization/derealization disorder, dissociative amnesia, dissociative identity disorder (formerly MPD)
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experiences of unreality, detachment, or being an outside observer of self (Depersonalization) or surroundings (Derealization)
(reality testing remains intact)
depersonalization/derealization disorder
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Inability to recall important autobiographical information, usually of a traumatic nature, not due to ordinary forgetting
Dissociative Amnesia
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Disruption of identity caused by 2+ distinct personalities, recurrent gaps in recall of events, information in consistent with ordinary forgetting
Dissociative Identity Disorder
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DID is NOT
schizophrenia
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SRA has been what in Christian circles
discredited
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Social Influence Theory suggests DID is the ---- of seeing a therapist who believes in DID
result
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Disorders of Mood
Depressive disorders, Mania
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a low, sad state; life seems dark, it's challenges overwhelming
Depression
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person struggle with depression, no history of mania, mood returns to normal when depression lifts
unipolar
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person struggles with periods of mania that alternate with periods of depression
bipolar
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Depressive disorders
major depressive disorder, dysthymic, premenstrual, disruptive mood dysregulation
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severe reucrrent tempter outbursts, inconsistent with developmental age
disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
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disruptive mood dysregulation disorder timing
average 3 times a week, between outbursts person is angry or irritable most of the day, every day, for at least 12 months, in at least 2 settings
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at least 5 symptoms in week before menses
premenstrual dysphoric disorder
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what is major depressive disorder often called?
clinical depression
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at least 2 symptoms for at least 2 years (poor apettite, overeating, insomnia, hypersomnia, low energy, low self-esteem, poor concentration, hoplessness
persistent depressive disorder/dysthymia
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Bipolar disorders
Bipolar I Disorder
Bipolar II Disorder
Cyclothymic Disorder
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manic episode (at least 3 symptoms for at least 1 week)
Bipolar I disorder
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bipolar I disorder timing
3 symptoms for 1 week
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major depressive episode, hypomanic episode (symptoms of biopolar I manic episode for at least 4 days)
bipolar II
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less severe hypomanic symptoms (not hypomanic episode) no major depressive disorder, lasts 2 years
cyclothymic disorder
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biblical view of depression
depression is hopelessness
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self-inflicted, intentional death
suicide
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Somatic symptom and related disorders
Somatic symptom and related disorders
| somatic symptom disorder, illness anxiety disorder, facticious disorder, conversion disorder
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somatic symptoms that are distressing or disrupt daily life
| exessive thoughts, feelings or behaviors related to the somatic symptoms
somatic symptom disorder
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somatic symptom disorder timing
symptoms are persistent/typically longer than 6 months
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preoccupation with having a serious illness for at least 6 months
illness anxiety disorder
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illness anxiety disorder symptoms
somatic symptoms are not present or mild, high anxiety, absence of somatic symptoms
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previously knowns as Munchausen syndrome; imposed on self
| falsification of physical/psychological symptoms or induction of injury or disease
Facticious Disorder
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symptoms or altered motor or sensory functions not due to medical condition
conversion disorder
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conversion disorder timing
less than 6 months- acute
| more than 6 months- persistent
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conversion disorder is
physical symptom without physical cause/basis
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what did conversion disorder used to be called
hysteria
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where is conversion disorder rooted in according to Freud?
hydraulic view of emotion (emotion is incompressable)
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eating disorders
anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder
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feeding and eating disorders
pica - persistent eating of nonnutritive, nonfood substances (paper, soap, etc).
rumination disorder- repeated regurgitation of food for at least 1 month
- avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder - lack of interest in food resulting in significant weight loss
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an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from cultural expectations
personality disorder
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odd or eccentric (paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal)
Cluster A
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dramatic (antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic)
Cluster B
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anxious (avoidant, dependent, obsessive compulsive)
Cluster C
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what is personality
a unique, long-term pattern of inner experience and outward behavior (consistent, flexible, 'traits)
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psychosis is a state defined by a loss of contact with reality. symptoms may include hallucinations or delusions
schizophrenia
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behaviorally defined; problematic pattern related to substance use
Substance Use disorder
