Intro Flashcards
1
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Syndrome v. Disorder v. Disease v. Illness
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- Syndrome - set of signs and symptoms that occur together, representative of a morbid condition (psych more syndromic than other parts of medicine)
- Disorder - morbid condition w/o known basis or pathology
- Disease - morbid condition w/ characteristic signs and symptoms and known etiology, pathology or physiology
- Illness - condition of pronounced deviation from normal healthy state; any morbid condition
2
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Categorical v Dimensional Disorders + Examples
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- Categorical - have disease or do not (ex- schizophrenia)
- Dimensional - spectrum; have a lot, little or none (ex - anxiety & personality disorders)
3
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Validity v Reliability
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- Validity - is the condition real? - DSM V does not necessarily help w/ this
- Reliability - do multiple experts agree on who has condition and who does not - DSM V helps w/ this
4
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What is a mental disorder?
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- clinically sig disturbance in cognition, emotion regulation or behavior that reflects underlying dysfunction and results in sig distress or inability to function daily
- Grief is normal (not mental disorder) but if so sad that it becomes functionally/clinically sig then still treat
- Social deviancy is not a mental illness
5
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3 Major NeuroTs + Origins + Related Disorders
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Serotonin - dorsal raphe - depression/anxiety
NE - locus ceruleus - depression/anxiety
Dopamine - ventral tegmental area - schizophrenia/addiction
