Final- psych chapters 15 & 16 Flashcards
abnormal behavior
rarebehavior that makes person or people around person uncomfortable, doesn’t alligh with social norms and impatcs daily life
mental disorder
dysfunction in behavior, thoughts, or emotions causing distress or impairment
medical model
explains biological effects to understand what you have (replaced demon model)
Szaz, Medical Doctor said…
mental illness is not a disease because it is not contagious
etiology
the cause
cormorbility
one individual has multiple mental illnesses
Biopsychosocial model
suggests biological, psychological, and social factors affect human wellness and health
diathesis-stress model
predispositions for mental illness that won’t active unless you trigger it
anxiety disorder
anxiety is a dominant factor in one’s life
phobic disorders
persistent avoidance of specific things
(phobias, ex: fear of spiders, aracnophobia)
specific phobia
so afriad the individual cannot function (can be caused by animals, natural environments, situations, blood or injury)
social phobia
fear of humiliation or embarrassment, NOT a fear of social settings
malingering
exaggerating or faking an injury to gain external benefits (attention, special treatment, etc.)
preparedness theory
humans are biologically prepared to fear objects and situations that threaten our survival
panic disorder
psychological and physiological symptoms that contribute to a feeling of stark terror
agoraphobia
won’t leave house because they think something bad will happen if they go outside
ex: author in Nim’s island
GAD (generalized anxiety disorder)
exaggerated and irrational worry
OCD (obsessive impulsive disorder)
repetitive obsessions and compulsions interefere w a persons life
Mood Disorder
disruptions with mood
moods come from…
nowhere, you just are happy or sad
emotions come from…
an origin that you are aware of, like a person, an event or an object
examples of mood disorders
depression and bipolar
depression is also known as…
unipolar, because you are stuck in one mood: sadness
Major depressive disorder (unipolar depression)
severe depressed mood/inability to experience pleasure